Explore Pawtella, Tasmania, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pawtella, 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 Pawtella, 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 Pawtella 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 Pawtella.
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 | Pawtella |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Southern Midlands Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -42.29389 |
| Longitude | 147.51734 |
| Population | 33 |
| Density | 1.2 /km² |
| Area | 28.6 km² |
| Elevation | 350 m |
| Postcode | 7120 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 67 km north-northeast |
Pawtella is a locality in the Southern Midlands Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 33. The locality covers an area of 28.6 km², giving a population density of about 1.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 350 m above sea level. It lies approximately 67 km north-northeast of Hobart. Pawtella is located at 42.2939°S, 147.5173°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7120. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Pawtella lies cradled by the gentle slopes that descend towards the broad, often steely grey waters of the estuary. It lies 67.2 km north-north-east of Hobart, TAS (from Hobart, TAS: bearing 13°T), and is situated 17.1 km east of Oatlands. The land here is a patchwork of emerald pastures, a rich green that seems to absorb the pale Tasmanian light, interspersed with stands of mature eucalypts whose silvered bark catches the breeze. The air carries a faint, clean scent of salt and damp earth, a constant reminder of the nearby coast, and the distant bleating of sheep drifts on the wind, a gentle counterpoint to the quiet hum of the locality. The character of Pawtella is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the sky, in its vastness, seems to hold a thousand stories.
For generations, Pawtella has been a place shaped by the ebb and flow of the waterway and the bounty of the surrounding hills. Its early history is intrinsically linked to the pastoral leases granted to settlers, the land yielding to the steady hand of the shepherd and the plough. Today, while sheep still graze the slopes, the local economy has diversified, with a growing number of small vineyards finding fertile ground in the sheltered valleys, their vines a vibrant contrast to the muted tones of the landscape. The estuary, once a vital artery for transport and trade, now offers opportunities for aquaculture, its calm waters nurturing a different kind of harvest. The old stone bridge, a testament to an earlier era of ingenuity, still arches gracefully over a tributary, a quiet landmark whispering of journeys past, and in the late afternoon, the sun paints the western sky in hues of apricot and rose, a daily spectacle that draws the gaze of anyone pausing to look.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Pawtella, 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 Pawtella, in the Southern Midlands Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Pawtella includes the postcode (7120), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Southern Midlands 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 Pawtella 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. |