Hickety, 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 Hickety, in the Shire Of Chapman Valley local government area.
| Locality | Hickety |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Chapman Valley |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -28.45771 |
| Longitude | 114.72613 |
| Area | 38.1 km² |
| Postcode | 6532 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 403 km north-northwest |
Hickety is a locality in the Shire Of Chapman Valley local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 38.1 km². It lies approximately 403 km north-northwest of Perth. Hickety is located at 28.4577°S, 114.7261°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6532. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Hickety is a place where the land breathes deeply, a gentle expanse of rust-red earth beneath a sky that often stretches to an impossible blue. It lies 37.0 km north-north-east of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 17°T), and is situated 26.8 km north-north-east of Waggrakine. The landscape here is a study in understated beauty, a rolling terrain dotted with hardy native shrubs and the occasional sturdy gum, their bark peeling in papery strips. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, carrying the faint perfume of sun-baked earth and the distant, almost imperceptible hum of insect life. Even the silence feels substantial, broken only by the whisper of wind through sparse grasses or the sharp call of a bird overhead.
The story of Hickety is as much about the earth beneath as it is about the people who have worked it. For generations, this land has been a source of sustenance, its rich soils yielding crops that have sustained families and fuelled the local economy. Farmers here have learned the rhythms of the seasons, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest, their livelihoods dependent on the capricious generosity of the weather. While the broad-acre farming of wheat and barley forms the backbone of Hickety's economic character, echoes of earlier pastoral pursuits can still be felt in the sturdy farmhouses and weathered fences that mark the boundaries of neighbouring properties. The community, though small, possesses a quiet resilience, a shared understanding forged in the isolation and the shared rewards of a life lived close to the land.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Hickety, 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 Hickety, in the Shire Of Chapman Valley local government area.
Detailed location data for Hickety includes the postcode (6532), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Chapman Valley), 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 Hickety 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. |