De Grey, Western Australia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of De Grey, in the Town Of Port Hedland local government area.
| Locality | De Grey |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Town Of Port Hedland |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -20.26645 |
| Longitude | 119.19303 |
| Area | 3167.5 km² |
| Postcode | 6722 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 1341 km north-northeast |
De Grey is a locality in the Town Of Port Hedland local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 3167.5 km². It lies approximately 1341 km north-northeast of Perth. De Grey is located at 20.2664°S, 119.1930°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6722. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
De Grey rests on the Pilbara coast, a place where the ochre earth bleeds into the vast, indifferent blue of the Indian Ocean. It lies 1053.2 km north-north-east of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 27°T), and is situated 56.0 km east of Port Hedland. The air here is a dry, warm breath, carrying the faint tang of salt and the ghost of distant cattle. Low scrubby vegetation, tough and resilient, clings to the sandy plains, punctuated by the occasional hardy acacia, its spiky limbs reaching towards the relentless sun. The landscape is broad and sweeping, a canvas of muted browns and pale golds under a sky that stretches to an almost impossible horizon. At dusk, the light softens, turning the dust motes into a fleeting, golden haze, and casting long, languid shadows across the sparse terrain, lending a quiet majesty to the apparent emptiness.
This stretch of coastline, once a vital artery for the burgeoning pastoral industry, remembers the days when vast herds of cattle were driven towards the sea, their passage etched into the very spirit of the place. De Grey Station, a name synonymous with the region’s early sheep and cattle farming endeavours, laid the foundations for the local economy, its fortunes tied to the price of wool and beef. While the great homesteads may now be echoes of a bygone era, the legacy of those pioneers persists, a quiet testament to their grit and endurance against the harsh, beautiful backdrop. The proximity to Port Hedland's bustling port, a world-renowned centre for iron ore exports, also subtly influences De Grey, infusing its sleepy existence with the distant hum of industry and the passage of ships on the horizon.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of De Grey, Western Australia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 De Grey, in the Town Of Port Hedland local government area.
Detailed location data for De Grey includes the postcode (6722), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Town Of Port Hedland), 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 De Grey is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 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. |