Explore Tara, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tara, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Tara, Queensland, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Tara and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Tara.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Tara |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Western Downs Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -27.24911 |
| Longitude | 150.43694 |
| Population | 2,272 |
| Density | 1.8 /km² |
| Area | 1293.1 km² |
| Elevation | 313 m |
| Postcode | 4421 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 257 km west |
Tara is a locality in the Western Downs Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2,272. The locality covers an area of 1293.1 km², giving a population density of about 1.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 313 m above sea level. It lies approximately 257 km west of Brisbane. Tara is located at 27.2491°S, 150.4369°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4421. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Tara sprawls across a landscape where the land itself seems to exhale a soft, ochre dust under a sky that can shift from a brilliant, washed-out blue to a bruised, twilight lavender in the space of an afternoon. It lies 153.4 km west-north-west of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 283°T), and is situated 58.5 km south-south-west of Chinchilla. The terrain here is a study in subtle transitions, a gentle rolling country that hints at the broader Western Downs region, where vast, sun-bleached paddocks stretch towards a horizon that feels both boundless and intimately close. Acacia trees, their branches a delicate filigree against the light, punctuate the fields, and the air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crisp, dry scent, a promise of the day's warmth to come. The scattered homesteads, often marked by a lone windmill turning its patient wheel, are islands in this expanse, each a small universe unto itself, connected by ribbons of bitumen that shimmer in the heat.
The character of Tara is deeply entwined with the earth it rests upon, a place where the economy has long been shaped by the bounty and caprice of the soil. For generations, sheep and cattle have been the lifeblood, their presence felt in the wide-open grazing lands that define the surrounding country. More recently, the rich deposits beneath the surface have brought a new dynamism, drawing a different kind of energy to the region. The history of Tara is a quiet one, built on resilience and the steady work of those who have made their lives here, their stories whispered in the rustle of dry grass and the creak of a verandah swing. Evenings in Tara often bring a stillness, a profound quietude broken only by the distant call of a kookaburra, a sound that seems to echo the enduring spirit of this land.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Tara, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Tara, in the Western Downs Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Tara includes the postcode (4421), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Western Downs Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Tara is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |