Moreton Island Queensland Map
Explore Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moreton Island, 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.
Interactive Map of Moreton Island, Queensland
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| Locality | Moreton Island |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Brisbane City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -27.19237 |
| Longitude | 153.39403 |
| Population | 588 |
| Density | 3.4 /km² |
| Area | 173.8 km² |
| Elevation | 124 m |
| Postcode | 4025 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 48 km northeast |
About Moreton Island, Queensland
Moreton Island is a locality in the Brisbane City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 588. The locality covers an area of 173.8 km², giving a population density of about 3.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 124 m above sea level. It lies approximately 48 km northeast of Brisbane. Moreton Island is located at 27.1924°S, 153.3940°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4025. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Moreton Island is a vast, sandy wilderness, a singular entity of shifting dunes and ancient paperbark forests that rises from the blue expanse of the Coral Sea. It lies 37.8 km east of North Lakes, QLD (from North Lakes, QLD: bearing 84°T), and is situated 28.3 km east of Scarborough. Its eastern shores are a relentless assault of white surf, the ocean's breath a constant, salty caress that shapes the land into sweeping arcs of sand. Inland, the terrain folds and buckles, revealing freshwater lakes of startling clarity, their surfaces mirroring the immense, often cloud-streaked sky. The air here carries the unique scent of sun-baked sand, damp earth after a sudden shower, and the sharp, clean fragrance of coastal wattles.
For millennia, this island has been a place of passage and sustenance, its rich history whispered on the wind that scours its beaches. Long before European settlement, Indigenous peoples knew its bounty, their connection to the land a deep and abiding presence. In more recent times, the island's resources have been its primary draw, from the timber cutters who once felled its towering hardwoods to the sand miners who extracted its silica, a vital component for glassmaking. Today, tourism forms the backbone of Moreton Island's economy, drawing travellers from across the globe to explore its diverse landscapes, from the iconic Moreton Island National Park to the legendary Tangalooma Island Resort, a place where the wild meets a more curated kind of escape. The quiet hum of small boat engines and the distant cry of seabirds are the prevailing sounds, a testament to a life lived at the edge of the sea.
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About This Moreton Island Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Moreton Island, 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 Moreton Island, in the Brisbane City local government area.
Detailed location data for Moreton Island includes the postcode (4025), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Brisbane City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote 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 Moreton Island 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. |
