Purnululu Western Australia Map
Explore Purnululu, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Purnululu, 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 | Purnululu |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Halls Creek |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -17.46189 |
| Longitude | 128.53369 |
| Area | 2437.3 km² |
| Postcode | 6770 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 2054 km northeast |
About Purnululu, Western Australia
Purnululu is a locality in the Shire Of Halls Creek local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 2437.3 km². It lies approximately 2054 km northeast of Perth. Purnululu is located at 17.4619°S, 128.5337°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6770. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Purnululu rises from the ancient Kimberley earth, a breathtaking amphitheatre of orange and black banded sandstone domes. It lies 608.6 km south-south-west of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 204°T), and is situated 43.0 km north-north-east of Ord River. These beehive-shaped mounds, sculpted over millennia by wind and water, stand in silent majesty, their surfaces a textured tapestry of lichen and sand. Between these colossal formations, narrow gorges wind like secrets, their floors sometimes carpeted with hardy spinifex or shaded by the delicate fronds of desert palms. The air here carries a dry, mineral scent, and the light, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, paints the domes in hues of ochre, crimson, and deep violet, a spectacle that stills the breath and quiets the mind.
This is a landscape that whispers of deep time, a place where the traditional custodians have walked for countless generations. The economy of the surrounding region, while historically tied to cattle grazing, now finds a significant pulse in the unique draw of Purnululu National Park itself. Visitors, drawn by the otherworldly beauty of the Bungle Bungle Range, arrive with a sense of pilgrimage, their journeys often arduous but ultimately rewarding. The infrastructure to support this influx is minimal, preserving the raw, untamed character of the place, and the closest settlements, like Halls Creek, serve as vital hubs for supplies and services, a necessary counterpoint to the profound wilderness that Purnululu embodies.
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About This Purnululu Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Purnululu, 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 Purnululu, in the Shire Of Halls Creek local government area.
Detailed location data for Purnululu includes the postcode (6770), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Halls Creek), 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 Purnululu 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. |
