Explore Garden Island Creek, Tasmania, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Garden Island Creek, TAS 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 Garden Island Creek, Tasmania, 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 Tasmania or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Garden Island Creek 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 Garden Island Creek.
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 | Garden Island Creek |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Huon Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -43.22615 |
| Longitude | 147.17796 |
| Population | 241 |
| Density | 6.5 /km² |
| Area | 37.0 km² |
| Elevation | 11 m |
| Postcode | 7112 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 40 km south-southwest |
Garden Island Creek is a locality in the Huon Valley Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 241. The locality covers an area of 37.0 km², giving a population density of about 6.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 11 m above sea level. It lies approximately 40 km south-southwest of Hobart. Garden Island Creek is located at 43.2261°S, 147.1780°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7112. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Garden Island Creek rests in a sheltered hollow where the Huon River's embrace deepens, cradling a landscape of undulating hills that spill down to the water's edge. It lies 40.1 km south-south-west of Hobart, TAS (from Hobart, TAS: bearing 198°T), and is situated 12.7 km south-east of Cygnet. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and the salty tang of the estuary, a constant reminder of the sea's proximity, while overhead, the sky often paints itself in hues of bruised lavender and pale gold as the day draws to a close. Patches of dense, dark bushland cling to the steeper slopes, their shadows lengthening across the cleared paddocks where sheep graze with a patient, unhurried rhythm. The creek itself, a ribbon of dark, reflective water, winds its way through the valley, its surface occasionally broken by the silent glide of a water hen or the sudden splash of a leaping fish.
The history of Garden Island Creek is as deep and fertile as the soil it rests upon, a place where early settlers carved their lives from the land, driven by the promise of rich grazing and timber. For generations, the economy has been tied to the bounty of the surrounding waters and the productivity of its farms, with the distinctive flavour of Huon apples and the succulent flesh of locally farmed salmon gracing tables far and wide. Evidence of this enduring connection to the land can still be seen in the weathered timber fences that delineate fields and the sturdy, functional farmhouses that stand testament to a life lived close to the seasons. The quiet hum of activity, from the distant drone of a tractor to the gentle lapping of water against a moored fishing boat, defines the character of Garden Island Creek, a place that holds its past and present with a quiet, unassuming grace.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Garden Island Creek, Tasmania. 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 Garden Island Creek, in the Huon Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Garden Island Creek includes the postcode (7112), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Huon Valley Council), 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 Garden Island Creek 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. |