Paraburdoo Western Australia Map
Explore Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Paraburdoo, WA 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 | Paraburdoo |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Ashburton |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -23.19197 |
| Longitude | 117.69157 |
| Population | 1,740 |
| Density | 11.4 /km² |
| Area | 153.1 km² |
| Elevation | 389 m |
| Postcode | 6754 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 990 km north |
About Paraburdoo, Western Australia
Paraburdoo is a locality in the Shire Of Ashburton local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,740. The locality covers an area of 153.1 km², giving a population density of about 11.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 389 m above sea level. It lies approximately 990 km north of Perth. Paraburdoo is located at 23.1920°S, 117.6916°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6754. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Paraburdoo rests in the Pilbara region, a land sculpted by ancient geological forces where the ochre-red earth meets a sky that stretches to infinity. It lies 692.8 km north-north-east of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 27°T), and is situated 56.1 km south of Tom Price. The landscape here is one of rugged beauty, a vast canvas of spinifex grasses that shimmer like emeralds after the rain, interspersed with hardy acacia shrubs and the occasional ghost gum standing sentinel. The air, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a dry, warm embrace, tinged with the faint scent of eucalypt and dust, a palpable reminder of the immense, untamed spaces that surround the township. Distant mesas, their flanks weathered by millennia of wind and sun, rise like sleeping giants on the horizon, their colours shifting from muted browns to fiery oranges as the light plays across their surfaces.
The story of Paraburdoo is inextricably bound to the earth’s deep riches, a narrative etched into its very being by the relentless pursuit of iron ore. This is a place where the pulse of the land beats in time with the rhythm of the enormous mining operations that dominate the local economy, drawing people from across the nation and beyond to seek their fortune. The town itself, a functional hub for the industry, offers a stark contrast to the wild, raw beauty of its surroundings, a testament to human endeavour against a backdrop of formidable nature. While the present is defined by the hum of machinery and the constant flow of resources, echoes of a past, perhaps of pastoralists who once grazed their stock on these arid plains, can still be felt in the quiet resilience of its inhabitants and the enduring character of the land.
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About This Paraburdoo Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Paraburdoo, Western Australia. 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 Paraburdoo, in the Shire Of Ashburton local government area.
Detailed location data for Paraburdoo includes the postcode (6754), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Ashburton), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very 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 Paraburdoo 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. |
