Sapphire was one of three towns within the locality of The Gemfields (the others being Anakie and Rubyvale) until 17 April 2020, when the Queensland Government decided to replace The Gemfields with three new localities (Sapphire Central, Anakie Siding and Rubyvale) based around each of the three towns respectively.

It contains a number of unnamed peaks rising to 370 metres (1,210 ft) above sea level.

[9] Apart from the west of the locality, most of Sapphire Central is relatively flat at 230 metres (750 ft) above sea level.

[10] Sapphire was one of three towns within the locality of The Gemfields (the others being Anakie and Rubyvale) until 17 April 2020, when the Queensland Government decided to replace The Gemfields with three new localities (Sapphire Central, Anakie Siding and Rubyvale) based around each of the three towns respectively.

[12] In the 2021 census, the locality of Sapphire Central had a population of 1,214 people.