Explore Toonpan, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Toonpan, 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 Toonpan, 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 Toonpan 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 Toonpan.
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 | Toonpan |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Townsville City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -19.50388 |
| Longitude | 146.87043 |
| Population | 52 |
| Density | 4.1 /km² |
| Area | 12.7 km² |
| Elevation | 59 m |
| Postcode | 4816 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1085 km northwest |
Toonpan is a locality in the Townsville City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 52. The locality covers an area of 12.7 km², giving a population density of about 4.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 59 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1085 km northwest of Brisbane. Toonpan is located at 19.5039°S, 146.8704°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4816. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Toonpan unfolds across a gentle, sun-drenched plain, where the Queensland earth exhales a dry, sweet scent of eucalypt and sun-baked soil. It lies 27.5 km south-east of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 144°T), and is situated 11.7 km south-south-west of Alligator Creek. The landscape here is a broad canvas of muted greens and ochres, interrupted by the occasional darker smudge of a homestead or the silver glint of a distant watercourse. Low, rounded hills, softened by the passage of seasons and the tireless wind, mark the horizon, their slopes often dotted with the hardy, grey-green foliage of native scrub. The air itself carries a subtle warmth, a constant, almost palpable presence that lingers even as the sun dips low, painting the sky in hues of apricot and rose. The character of Toonpan is one of quiet resilience, a place where life moves with the steady, enduring rhythm of the land.
Historically, Toonpan’s story is entwined with the pastoral pursuits that have shaped much of this region, a legacy etched into the very patterns of the land. For generations, cattle have been the lifeblood, their presence a subtle, constant hum beneath the surface of everyday life, their grazing shaping the very texture of the pastures. The local economy, while rooted in this enduring connection to the land, has also seen the quiet diversification that often characterises such places, with small businesses serving the needs of the scattered homesteads and the handful of travellers who find their way here. Notable among its features is the subtle, almost shy beauty of the local waterways, often dry during the long, hot spells, but capable of transforming into vibrant, life-giving arteries after the infrequent, yet spectacular, tropical downpours, a reminder of nature’s powerful, cyclical dance.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
This page provides a street and satellite map of Toonpan, 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 Toonpan, in the Townsville City local government area.
Detailed location data for Toonpan includes the postcode (4816), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Townsville City), 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 Toonpan 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. |