Explore Golden Beach, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Golden Beach, 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 Golden Beach, 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 Golden Beach 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 Golden Beach.
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 | Golden Beach |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Wellington Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.23009 |
| Longitude | 147.3631 |
| Population | 287 |
| Density | 14.5 /km² |
| Area | 19.8 km² |
| Elevation | 15 m |
| Postcode | 3851 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 215 km east-southeast |
Golden Beach is a locality in the Wellington Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 287. The locality covers an area of 19.8 km², giving a population density of about 14.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 15 m above sea level. It lies approximately 215 km east-southeast of Melbourne. Golden Beach is located at 38.2301°S, 147.3631°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3851. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Golden Beach lies where the Gippsland Lakes meet the sea, a low-lying stretch of coastal plain fringed by the vast waters of Ninety Mile Beach. It lies 73.7 km east of Traralgon, VIC (from Traralgon, VIC: bearing 93°T), and is situated 28.2 km east-south-east of Sale. The air here carries the perpetual scent of salt and the subtle dampness of a landscape that breathes with the tides. Low dunes, tufted with hardy grasses, form a soft barrier between the scattered dwellings and the endless expanse of the Southern Ocean, its ceaseless murmur a constant companion. The light, particularly as the sun begins its descent, casts a warm, almost honeyed hue across the sand and the shallow waterways, giving the place its fitting name. The character of Golden Beach is one of quiet repose, a place where the land itself seems to exhale, inviting a slower pace of life.
The history of this stretch of coast is one of gradual settlement, of people drawn to the rich fishing grounds and the promise of a life lived close to nature. For generations, the waters have sustained a modest fishing industry, with local boats still heading out from sheltered inlets, their catches contributing to the area's quiet economy. While not a hub of heavy industry, tourism plays a significant role, with visitors drawn to the pristine beaches and the opportunities for boating and fishing. The nearby Gippsland Lakes, a complex network of freshwater and saltwater lakes, offer a different kind of aquatic experience, a contrast to the raw power of the ocean. The spirit of Golden Beach is one of resilience, shaped by the ebb and flow of the sea and the enduring connection of its inhabitants to this elemental landscape.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Golden Beach, 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 Golden Beach, in the Wellington Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Golden Beach includes the postcode (3851), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Wellington 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.
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 Golden Beach 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. |