Bauhinia Downs SE53-03 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Barkly Tableland pastoral country, wide plains, and remote station routes—mapped with authority and scale

Covering Bauhinia Downs and the surrounding Barkly Tableland region, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet provides a clear, authoritative regional overview of one of northern Australia’s great pastoral landscapes. Defined by vast grazing plains, seasonal drainage, and long-distance station access, this map is designed for professionals and experienced outback travellers who need dependable big-area context where distances are immense and navigation must be precise.

At 1:250,000 scale (1 cm = 2.5 km), it represents the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire Australian continent—ideal for regional planning, land management, logistics, emergency coordination, and serious outback travel.

🧭 Why this map stands out

• Updated mapping (2025) — aligned to modern Australian datums for confident, current use

• True Barkly Tableland perspective — pastoral leases, plains, and access routes shown in one coherent view

• Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, pastoral managers, and engineers

• Dual coordinate systems — seamless transition between office planning and field navigation

• Printed in Australia — precision output, locally finished and quality-checked

🗺️ What you’ll see

• Contours and spot elevations across low-relief tableland plains

• Creeks, drainage lines, floodouts, and seasonal hydrology

• Roads, station tracks, airstrips, and place names

• Vegetation patterns and administrative boundaries

• Clear grid overlays for accurate positioning and large-area planning

📐 Map details at a glance

• Scale: 1:250,000

• Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series

• Sheet: Bauhinia Downs SE53-03

• Map currency: 2025

• Coordinates: Geographical & MGA

• Datum: GDA2020, AHD

• Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)

• Sheet size: 800 mm (W) × 500 mm (H)

🎨 Field-ready print options

All finishes are printed in Australia using high-resolution colour for crisp linework and long-term legibility.

• 📄 Paper (standard)
  Ideal for planning tables, briefing rooms, or framed reference.

• 💧 DuPont™ Tyvek® (waterproof & tear-proof)
  Foldable, lightweight, and exceptionally durable—perfect for pastoral operations and remote fieldwork.

• 🔒 Laminated (write-on / wipe-off)
  True encapsulation protects against tears and stains. Annotate routes with whiteboard markers or apply map dots—then wipe clean and reuse.

🎯 Who it’s for

• Emergency services & regional coordinators

• Pastoral, environmental & land-use managers

• Engineers and infrastructure planners

• Educators and students

• Barkly Tableland travellers and expedition planners

🇦🇺 Our commitment

Every AUSTopo map we supply is printed and finished in Australia, colour-managed for accuracy, hand-checked, and packed with care—so it arrives ready for real-world use.

Plan, brief, and explore the Bauhinia Downs region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.