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| Locality | Datatine |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Dumbleyung |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -33.4115 |
| Longitude | 117.84477 |
| Population | 27 |
| Density | 0.2 /km² |
| Area | 176.6 km² |
| Elevation | 315 m |
| Postcode | 6317 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 247 km southeast |
Datatine is a locality in the Shire Of Dumbleyung local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 27. The locality covers an area of 176.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 315 m above sea level. It lies approximately 247 km southeast of Perth. Datatine is located at 33.4115°S, 117.8448°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6317. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Datatine lies under a sky that often seems too vast for the gentle curve of the land. It lies 179.8 km north of Albany, WA (from Albany, WA: bearing 359°T), and is situated 39.0 km north-east of Katanning. The earth here, a rich, ochre-red, rolls with a quiet persistence, broken by stands of hardy scrub and the occasional eucalyptus, their silver-green leaves shimmering in the dry air. The landscape breathes with a patient, sun-baked stillness, a place where the horizon feels like a promise whispered on the wind, and the silence is so profound it has a texture. Even the distant bleating of sheep seems to become part of this deep quietude, a sound absorbed by the vastness rather than breaking it.
The story of Datatine is written in the grain of the soil and the enduring spirit of its people, who have coaxed a living from this earth for generations. Primarily a farming district, the economy here has long been tied to the cycles of wheat and sheep, the golden paddocks stretching towards the edge of sight in the warmer months, and the stark beauty of stubble in the cooler. The faint scent of dry grass and distant woodsmoke often hangs in the evening air, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land. In its quiet way, Datatine embodies the resilience of the Western Australian wheatbelt, a place where history is not a grand monument, but a continuous, unassuming presence in the everyday.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Datatine, 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 Datatine, in the Shire Of Dumbleyung local government area.
Detailed location data for Datatine includes the postcode (6317), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Dumbleyung), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 Datatine is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |