Explore Leopold, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Leopold, 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 Leopold, 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 Leopold 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 Leopold.
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 | Leopold |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Greater Geelong City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.19685 |
| Longitude | 144.46967 |
| Population | 12,389 |
| Density | 461.6 /km² |
| Area | 26.8 km² |
| Elevation | 53 m |
| Postcode | 3224 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 61 km southwest |
Leopold is a locality in the Greater Geelong City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It has a population of 12,389. The locality covers an area of 26.8 km², giving a population density of about 461.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 53 m above sea level. It lies approximately 61 km southwest of Melbourne. Leopold is located at 38.1968°S, 144.4697°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3224. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Leopold rests on the northern edge of the Bellarine Peninsula, its landscape a gentle unfolding of rolling country that slopes towards the saline embrace of the bay. It lies 10.7 km east-south-east of Geelong, VIC (from Geelong, VIC: bearing 120°T), and is situated 13.6 km east of Highton. Here, the earth is a soft ochre, yielding easily to the plough and the grazier’s fence, punctuated by stands of wind-sculpted eucalypts that offer shade and a rustling chorus against the often bright, assertive sunlight. The air itself carries a subtle tang, a whisper of the sea carried inland on the breeze, mingling with the earthy scent of pasture and the distant hum of traffic heading towards the coast. This is a place where the horizon feels expansive, where the sky often stretches in vast, unbroken swathes of blue, and where the quietude of the countryside is a palpable presence, broken only by the calls of unseen birds or the distant bleating of sheep.
Historically, Leopold’s character has been shaped by the land’s fertility and its proximity to the bustling port of Geelong. For generations, its economy was rooted in agriculture and grazing, the rich soil supporting dairy farms and sheep stations that contributed to the region’s prosperity. More recently, the growth of neighbouring suburbs and the lure of coastal attractions have seen Leopold transform, becoming a gateway for travellers and a burgeoning residential hub. Distinctive features include the extensive parklands and conservation reserves that thread through the area, providing vital habitat for native wildlife and offering tranquil spaces for recreation, hinting at a deeper, older connection to the natural world that predates its modern development.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Leopold, 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 Leopold, in the Greater Geelong City local government area.
Detailed location data for Leopold includes the postcode (3224), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Greater Geelong City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Leopold 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. |