Explore Carapook, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carapook, VIC 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. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Carapook |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Southern Grampians Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.51529 |
| Longitude | 141.56941 |
| Population | 69 |
| Density | 0.9 /km² |
| Area | 74.3 km² |
| Elevation | 124 m |
| Postcode | 3312 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 300 km west |
Carapook is a locality in the Southern Grampians Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 69. The locality covers an area of 74.3 km², giving a population density of about 0.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 124 m above sea level. It lies approximately 300 km west of Melbourne. Carapook is located at 37.5153°S, 141.5694°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3312. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Carapook rests in a gentle embrace of rolling country, where broad paddocks of emerald and ochre stretch towards a sky that often holds a soft, bruised colour at the edges of the day. It lies 77.4 km east-north-east of Mount Gambier, SA (from Mount Gambier, SA: bearing 64°T), and is situated 12.5 km north-west of Coleraine. The air here carries the clean scent of dry grass and distant eucalypts, a perfume that settles on the skin like fine dust. Occasional stands of mature trees, their bark a mosaic of grey and white, punctuate the landscape, offering shade to grazing sheep and cattle that move with a slow, deliberate rhythm across the terrain. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, rising and falling with a quiet grace that hints at ancient geological forces rather than dramatic upheaval.
The history of Carapook is written in the weathered timber of old farmhouses and the faded lines of fences that trace the contours of the land. This is country that has long been shaped by the hands of those who worked the soil, primarily for sheep and cattle grazing, a legacy that continues to define the local economy. The very character of Carapook is one of quiet resilience, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the enduring demands of the land. It’s a place where the memory of generations who have toiled here seems to linger in the very texture of the earth, a subtle but palpable presence for those who pause to listen.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
This page provides a street and satellite map of Carapook, Victoria. 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 Carapook, in the Southern Grampians Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Carapook includes the postcode (3312), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Southern Grampians Shire), 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.
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 Carapook is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |