Irishtown, 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 Irishtown, in the Shire Of Northam local government area.
| Locality | Irishtown |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Northam |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -31.59478 |
| Longitude | 116.6418 |
| Area | 54.4 km² |
| Postcode | 6401 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 84 km east-northeast |
Irishtown is a locality in the Shire Of Northam local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 54.4 km². It lies approximately 84 km east-northeast of Perth. Irishtown is located at 31.5948°S, 116.6418°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6401. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Irishtown lies in a landscape of gentle swells, a place where the ochre earth meets the pale blue sky with a quiet grace. It lies 66.7 km east-north-east of Ellenbrook, WA (from Ellenbrook, WA: bearing 73°T), and is situated 6.8 km north-north-west of Northam. The land here rolls with a soft persistence, the paddocks of wheat and barley stretching out like a rumpled quilt, their colours shifting with the season. Eucalypts, their bark peeling in papery strips, stand sentinel along the fence lines, their leaves whispering secrets on the breeze that carries the scent of dry grass and distant rain. The air itself often hums with a low, contented warmth, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun dips low, casting long, honey-coloured shadows that stretch and deepen across the fields. Life in Irishtown has a certain unhurried quality, a sense of being anchored to the soil.
The history of Irishtown is intrinsically tied to the agricultural bounty of the surrounding land, a narrative of hardy settlers who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. The local economy still largely revolves around the cultivation of grain, the silos standing as silent monuments to the region's enduring connection to the wheatbelt. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life, where the harvest is a communal event and the land's generosity is a constant, underlying theme. While not a place of grand monuments, the character of Irishtown is etched into the weathered verandahs of its older buildings and the quiet camaraderie of its residents, a testament to generations who have called this patch of Western Australia home.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Irishtown, 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 Irishtown, in the Shire Of Northam local government area.
Detailed location data for Irishtown includes the postcode (6401), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Northam), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional 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 Irishtown 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. |