Download coordinates as: Aratula is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.

[4] The Cunningham Highway enters the locality from the north-east (Fassifern), passes through the town, and exits to the south (Mount Edwards).

[5] The area was originally known as Carter's Gate, but the name was changed to reflect the railway station name of Aratula.

There is a Lutheran cemetery behind the church; the first burial was Hermann Gustav Muller in March 1916.

[22] On 16 April 1926, the Aratula School of Arts was officially opened by Ernest Bell, the local Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

[24][25] St Stephen the Martyr Anglican Church was dedicated on Saturday 18 December 1954 by Archbishop of Brisbane Reginald Halse.

The first celebration of holy communication was held on St Stephen's Day (Sunday 26 December).

Aratula is a common rest-stop for travellers coming eastward across the Great Dividing Range.