Horse Creek Queensland Map
Explore Horse Creek, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Horse Creek, QLD 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. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Locality | Horse Creek |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Rockhampton Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -23.66909 |
| Longitude | 150.38039 |
| Population | 132 |
| Density | 33.2 /km² |
| Area | 4.0 km² |
| Elevation | 217 m |
| Postcode | 4714 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 499 km north-northwest |
About Horse Creek, Queensland
Horse Creek is a locality in the Rockhampton Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 132. The locality covers an area of 4.0 km², giving a population density of about 33.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 217 m above sea level. It lies approximately 499 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Horse Creek is located at 23.6691°S, 150.3804°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4714. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Horse Creek lies at the edge of a landscape that breathes with the dry, golden air of Central Queensland. It lies 34.9 km south-south-west of Rockhampton City, QLD (from Rockhampton City, QLD: bearing 202°T), and is situated 3.9 km south-south-west of Mount Morgan. The land here is a study in muted greens and ochres, a vast expanse where low scrub and hardy grasses cling to the earth, punctuated by the skeletal silhouettes of ghost gums. The sky is immense, a boundless canvas that shifts from a piercing blue at midday to a bruised, violet hue as the sun begins its long descent, casting elongated shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the terrain. A quiet stillness often settles over Horse Creek, broken only by the whisper of wind through dry vegetation or the distant call of a bird, a subtle reminder of the raw, untamed beauty that underpins this region.
The history of Horse Creek is entwined with the pastoral industry, the vast cattle stations that have long defined the character and economy of this part of the Rockhampton Regional local government area. For generations, the land has been worked, its bounty coaxed from the soil through hard labour and an intimate understanding of its rhythms. While the echoes of that era persist in the weathered fences and the stoic resilience of the people, the economic landscape of Horse Creek is also subtly shifting, with a growing appreciation for its natural heritage and the potential for tourism. The creek itself, often a ribbon of silver dust in the dry season, can swell into a powerful force during the infrequent, but often spectacular, wet periods, a testament to the cyclical nature of life in this sun-drenched country.
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About This Horse Creek Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Horse Creek, Queensland. 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 Horse Creek, in the Rockhampton Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Horse Creek includes the postcode (4714), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Rockhampton Regional), 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.
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 Horse Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |
