Explore Fawkner, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fawkner, 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 Fawkner, 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 Fawkner 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 Fawkner.
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 | Fawkner |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Merri-Bek City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -37.70477 |
| Longitude | 144.96954 |
| Population | 14,274 |
| Density | 2688.1 /km² |
| Area | 5.3 km² |
| Elevation | 77 m |
| Postcode | 3060 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 12 km north |
Fawkner is a locality in the Merri-Bek City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It has a population of 14,274. The locality covers an area of 5.3 km², giving a population density of about 2688.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 77 m above sea level. It lies approximately 12 km north of Melbourne. Fawkner is located at 37.7048°S, 144.9695°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3060.
Fawkner sprawls across the northern reaches of Melbourne, a landscape shaped by the gentle, almost imperceptible rise and fall of the land, where the open sky feels vast even within its suburban embrace. It lies 3.0 km west-north-west of Reservoir, VIC (from Reservoir, VIC: bearing 286°T), and is situated 13.7 km north of Melbourne. Here, the Merri Creek, a ribbon of life, winds its way, its banks often fringed with the hardy native grasses and occasional stands of eucalypts that speak of a time before the neat rows of houses and the hum of daily life. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry warmth, a subtle whisper of the Australian sun that has baked these plains for millennia, imbuing the very dust with memory. The character of Fawkner is one of quiet perseverance, a place where the rhythm of life is measured not by grand pronouncements, but by the steady progress of families and the enduring spirit of its people, a spirit that seems to absorb the golden light of dusk with a stoic grace.
The history of Fawkner is interwoven with the broader story of Melbourne's expansion, a journey from pastoral lands to thriving residential neighbourhoods. Early settlers found this area suitable for farming and grazing, the fertile soils and reliable rainfall supporting their endeavours, a legacy that still echoes in the occasional remnant paddock or the names of streets. The development of Fawkner, like many of its neighbouring suburbs, was spurred by post-war migration, bringing a rich diversity of cultures that have since become a defining characteristic of the locality's economic and social fabric, particularly evident in its vibrant local businesses and community centres. While no singular, dramatic landmark defines Fawkner, its distinctiveness lies in this very amalgamation of everyday life, the continuous thread of human endeavour that has transformed the land, creating a place that is both recognisably Australian and uniquely itself, a quiet testament to the evolving narrative of a growing city.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Fawkner, 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 Fawkner, in the Merri-Bek City local government area.
Detailed location data for Fawkner includes the postcode (3060), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Merri-Bek 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 Fawkner 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. |