Explore Caroline Springs, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Caroline Springs, 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.
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 Caroline Springs, Victoria, 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 Victoria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Caroline Springs 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 Caroline Springs.
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 | Caroline Springs |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Melton City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -37.73129 |
| Longitude | 144.73838 |
| Population | 24,488 |
| Density | 2925.7 /km² |
| Area | 8.4 km² |
| Elevation | 82 m |
| Postcode | 3023 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 22 km west-northwest |
Caroline Springs is a locality in the Melton City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It has a population of 24,488. The locality covers an area of 8.4 km², giving a population density of about 2925.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 82 m above sea level. It lies approximately 22 km west-northwest of Melbourne. Caroline Springs is located at 37.7313°S, 144.7384°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3023.
Caroline Springs unfurls across a landscape that whispers of its past, a gentle undulation of dry earth punctuated by the determined green of manicured parks and the reflective shimmer of its namesake lakes. It lies 6.7 km west-north-west of St Albans, VIC (from St Albans, VIC: bearing 286°T), and is situated 13.6 km north-north-east of Tarneit. The air here, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a faint, dry warmth, a legacy of the plains it occupies. Residential streets, lined with saplings that are still finding their height, fan out from the central hubs, their rooftops a mosaic of terracotta and grey under a vast, often startlingly blue sky. The character of Caroline Springs is one of burgeoning life, of homes built with purpose and communities taking root, a place where the horizon feels both close and endlessly inviting.
This newer settlement, rising from land that once grazed sheep and cultivated crops, reflects a modern vision of suburban living, yet echoes of its agricultural heritage are not entirely lost. The local economy is largely driven by retail, services, and the construction that continues to shape its evolving face, a far cry from the pastoral pursuits of generations past. The series of lakes, the very heart of Caroline Springs, were designed not only for aesthetic appeal and recreation but also as crucial elements in managing the local water table, a practical consideration woven into the fabric of its development. While no ancient landmarks define its skyline, the deliberate planning and the vibrant, active presence of its residents give Caroline Springs a distinct identity, a place that looks forward while acknowledging the quiet history beneath its feet.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Caroline Springs, 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 Caroline Springs, in the Melton City local government area.
Detailed location data for Caroline Springs includes the postcode (3023), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Melton City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Caroline Springs 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. |