Explore Westmere, Victoria, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Westmere, VIC 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.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Westmere, Victoria, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Victoria or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Westmere and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Westmere.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Westmere |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Ararat Rural City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.68101 |
| Longitude | 142.96222 |
| Population | 32 |
| Density | 0.4 /km² |
| Area | 85.7 km² |
| Elevation | 245 m |
| Postcode | 3351 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 176 km west |
Westmere is a locality in the Ararat Rural City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 32. The locality covers an area of 85.7 km², giving a population density of about 0.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 245 m above sea level. It lies approximately 176 km west of Melbourne. Westmere is located at 37.6810°S, 142.9622°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3351. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Westmere rests on the edge of rolling plains, where the ochre earth meets a sky that can hold both the fierce glare of midday and the bruised purples of an approaching storm. It lies 86.8 km north-north-east of Warrnambool, VIC (from Warrnambool, VIC: bearing 28°T), and is situated 27.7 km south-east of Willaura. The landscape here is a study in subtle shifts: broad, fertile paddocks, stitched with the darker green of established trees, give way to sparser country where hardy grasses cling to the slightly humped terrain. The air often carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth, a perfume that mingles with the distant bleating of sheep and the low drone of tractors, a constant hum that underpins the quietude. Even in the heat of summer, there’s a certain crispness to the light, a clarity that sharpens the edges of the distant hills, making them appear closer than they are, beckoning the eye towards the horizon.
The history of Westmere is tied to the sturdy resilience of those who first worked this land, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the quiet satisfaction of a life lived close to the seasons. Early settlers, their stories now whispered on the wind, carved out a living from the earth, their efforts laying the foundation for the agricultural heart that still beats strongly within Westmere today, primarily through sheep and grain farming. Evidence of this enduring connection to the land can be seen in the weathered sheds and fences that dot the countryside, silent sentinels to generations of toil. While not a bustling hub, Westmere maintains a steady, unhurried pace, a place where neighbours know each other’s names and the local store serves as a vital centre for the community, its shelves stocked with the necessities and small comforts that sustain life in this corner of the Ararat Rural City.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Westmere, Victoria. 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 Westmere, in the Ararat Rural City local government area.
Detailed location data for Westmere includes the postcode (3351), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Ararat Rural City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Westmere is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |