Explore Westmar, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Westmar, 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 Westmar, 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 Westmar 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 Westmar.
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 | Westmar |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Western Downs Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -27.88408 |
| Longitude | 149.75317 |
| Population | 60 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 505.2 km² |
| Elevation | 253 m |
| Postcode | 4422 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 326 km west |
Westmar is a locality in the Western Downs Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 60. The locality covers an area of 505.2 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 253 m above sea level. It lies approximately 326 km west of Brisbane. Westmar is located at 27.8841°S, 149.7532°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4422. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Westmar rests on a broad, sun-baked plain, a place where the sky feels vast and the earth stretches out in a muted palette of ochre and pale green. It lies 219.3 km west of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 260°T), and is situated 26.7 km west-south-west of Southwood. The landscape here is one of gentle, almost imperceptible swells, rising and falling like a sleeping giant beneath the unwavering Queensland sun. Sparse stands of eucalypts, their trunks often bleached bone-white by the heat, punctuate the horizon, their branches reaching out like skeletal fingers against the endless blue. The air, when it moves, carries the dry, comforting scent of sun-warmed earth and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers that bloom in defiant bursts after the infrequent rains. Dust, fine and red, settles on everything, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shape this country.
The history of Westmar is etched into the patterns of its farming and grazing lands, a story of resilience and adaptation to the whims of the weather. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty of grain, the golden waves of wheat and barley ripening under the summer sun, a rich harvest that forms the backbone of the local economy. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the tall, silver silos standing sentinel over the fields are testaments to this enduring agricultural heritage. While the land itself offers little in the way of dramatic geological features, its true character lies in the quiet fortitude of its people and the deep connection they share with the soil that sustains them. The rhythm of life in Westmar is dictated by the seasons, a steady, unhurried beat that has remained largely unchanged, fostering a sense of community that is both practical and deeply felt.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Westmar, 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 Westmar, in the Western Downs Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Westmar includes the postcode (4422), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Western Downs Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote 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 Westmar 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. |