Explore Ombersley, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ombersley, 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 Ombersley, 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 Ombersley 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 Ombersley.
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 | Ombersley |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Colac Otway Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.20591 |
| Longitude | 143.82476 |
| Population | 96 |
| Density | 0.5 /km² |
| Area | 188.1 km² |
| Elevation | 98 m |
| Postcode | 3241 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 109 km west-southwest |
Ombersley is a locality in the Colac Otway Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 96. The locality covers an area of 188.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 98 m above sea level. It lies approximately 109 km west-southwest of Melbourne. Ombersley is located at 38.2059°S, 143.8248°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3241. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Ombersley rests in a broad, gentle valley, where the ochre-red earth of the Otway foothills meets the softer greens of agricultural land. It lies 47.5 km west of Geelong, VIC (from Geelong, VIC: bearing 262°T), and is situated 12.8 km west-north-west of Winchelsea. Here, the sky often stretches in an immense, pale blue canvas, brushed with wisps of cloud that drift lazily. The air carries a clean, dry scent, tinged with the subtle sweetness of dry grass and the distant, earthy aroma of grazing cattle. The landscape is one of quiet expanses, where low, rounded hills roll away towards horizons softened by a hazy, almost pearlescent light, particularly as the sun begins its descent, painting the western sky in muted tones of rose and lavender. The roads, often unsealed and dusty, wind their way between paddocks enclosed by weathered timber fences, a silent testament to the working nature of this place.
The history of Ombersley is deeply entwined with the pastoral ambitions of early settlers who found fertile ground for sheep and cattle grazing in this sheltered valley. For generations, the rhythm of life here has been dictated by the seasons and the needs of livestock, a tradition that continues to shape the local economy, with wool and prime beef still forming the backbone of its prosperity. While not a centre for mining, the land itself has yielded its bounty through careful husbandry, fostering a quiet resilience in its inhabitants. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist hubs, but rather a subtle character defined by the enduring relationship between people and the land, a steadfastness that feels as deep-rooted as the ancient gum trees that dot the surrounding paddocks. The quiet hum of tractors and the occasional bark of a working dog are the prevailing sounds, weaving a familiar melody into the fabric of Ombersley's everyday existence.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Ombersley, 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 Ombersley, in the Colac Otway Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Ombersley includes the postcode (3241), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Colac Otway 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 Ombersley 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. |