Explore Minjah, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Minjah, 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 Minjah, 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 Minjah 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 Minjah.
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 | Minjah |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Moyne Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.04158 |
| Longitude | 142.47736 |
| Population | 57 |
| Density | 0.6 /km² |
| Area | 88.0 km² |
| Elevation | 124 m |
| Postcode | 3276 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 220 km west |
Minjah is a locality in the Moyne Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 57. The locality covers an area of 88.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 124 m above sea level. It lies approximately 220 km west of Melbourne. Minjah is located at 38.0416°S, 142.4774°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3276. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Minjah lies at the gentle cusp of the Western District's rolling plains, a landscape where the land exhales a quiet, verdant breath. It lies 36.5 km north of Warrnambool, VIC (from Warrnambool, VIC: bearing 357°T), and is situated 27.8 km north-north-east of Koroit. Here, the sky stretches wide and pale, often brushed with the subtle hues of dawn or the deep indigo of approaching dusk, casting long shadows across fields of emerald and ochre. The air carries a clean, earthy scent, a whisper of damp soil after rain and the dry, sweet perfume of sun-baked grasses. Across this terrain, the occasional cluster of sturdy gums stands sentinel, their bark a mosaic of grey and white, while the distant, hazy blue of the Grampians hints at a wilder country beyond the cultivated lines. The very character of Minjah is one of patient endurance, a place where the land dictates the pace, and life unfolds with a steady, unhurried grace.
The story of Minjah is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural heart of Victoria, a land that has long sustained cattle grazing and the cultivation of fine wool. For generations, families have worked this soil, their lives a continuation of a pastoral tradition that shaped the very contours of the district. The local economy, though modest, hums with the quiet industry of the farming sector, a backbone that has weathered economic shifts and the caprices of weather. While there are no grand monuments or bustling tourist hubs, Minjah offers a different kind of richness: the subtle beauty of its pastoral scenery, the enduring spirit of its people, and the simple, profound connection to the land that defines this corner of the Moyne Shire. It is a place where history is not found in grand pronouncements, but in the quiet continuity of everyday life and the enduring legacy of the land itself.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Minjah, 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 Minjah, in the Moyne Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Minjah includes the postcode (3276), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Moyne Shire), 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 Minjah 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. |