Fitzgerald, 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 Fitzgerald, in the Shire Of Ravensthorpe local government area.
| Locality | Fitzgerald |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Ravensthorpe |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -33.74848 |
| Longitude | 119.456 |
| Area | 2.9 km² |
| Postcode | 6337 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 391 km east-southeast |
Fitzgerald is a locality in the Shire Of Ravensthorpe local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 2.9 km². It lies approximately 391 km east-southeast of Perth. Fitzgerald is located at 33.7485°S, 119.4560°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6337. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Fitzgerald breathes the dry, clean air of the southern wheatbelt, a place where the land stretches out in broad, sun-bleached plains under an immense sky. It lies 202.6 km north-east of Albany, WA (from Albany, WA: bearing 46°T), and is situated 60.0 km west-north-west of Hopetoun. The terrain is a gentle undulation of rich, ochre-coloured earth, punctuated by hardy, low-lying scrub and the occasional resilient stand of salmon gums, their bark peeling in papery curls. In the distance, the horizon is a hazy line, blurring the boundary between the pale, dusty gold of harvested paddocks and the vast, washed-out blue of the heavens. The silence here is a palpable thing, broken only by the whisper of wind through dry grass and the distant, melancholic call of a lone bird.
Fitzgerald’s story is etched in the turning of seasons and the bounty of the earth, a narrative of farming and resilience. This is a district shaped by generations of settlers who coaxed sustenance from this sometimes unforgiving soil, their labour evident in the orderly patterns of fields that bloom with wheat and barley. The local economy, intrinsically tied to agriculture, sees the grain silos stand as silent sentinels, waiting to receive the harvest. While not a place of grand monuments, Fitzgerald possesses a quiet dignity, its character defined by the understated industry of its people and the enduring, elemental beauty of its landscape, a beauty that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the sky in hues of rose and fading amber.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Fitzgerald, 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 Fitzgerald, in the Shire Of Ravensthorpe local government area.
Detailed location data for Fitzgerald includes the postcode (6337), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Ravensthorpe), 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 Fitzgerald 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. |