Ora Banda, 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 Ora Banda, in the City Of Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government area.
| Locality | Ora Banda |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of Kalgoorlie-Boulder |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -30.36591 |
| Longitude | 121.01472 |
| Population | 9 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 1151.5 km² |
| Elevation | 450 m |
| Postcode | 6431 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 521 km east-northeast |
Ora Banda is a locality in the City Of Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 9. The locality covers an area of 1151.5 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 450 m above sea level. It lies approximately 521 km east-northeast of Perth. Ora Banda is located at 30.3659°S, 121.0147°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6431. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Ora Banda emerges from the ochre earth, a scattering of buildings bleached by the relentless sun, like bones bleached on an ancient desert floor. It lies 61.2 km north-west of Kalgoorlie, WA (from Kalgoorlie, WA: bearing 314°T), and is situated 57.5 km north-west of Hannans. The air here is a dry, whispering entity, carrying the faint scent of eucalyptus and the ever-present tang of dust, a constant reminder of the vast, arid expanse that stretches to the horizon in every direction. Sparse, hardy scrub clings tenaciously to the undulating terrain, its muted greens and browns a subtle counterpoint to the vast, pale blue of the sky, which often hangs heavy with heat. The silence is profound, broken only by the occasional creak of weathered timber or the distant, mournful cry of a bird, a sound that seems to echo the lonely grandeur of this remote corner of the land.
The echoes of a gold rush past still resonate through Ora Banda, a spectral hum beneath the quiet surface of its present existence. Once a bustling hub of hopeful miners seeking their fortune, it now carries the weight of that fervent history in its crumbling structures and the stories whispered on the wind. The local economy, once fuelled by the glittering promise of gold, now finds a more subdued rhythm, a blend of hardy sustenance farming and the enduring legacy of its mining heritage, a subtle undercurrent that still shapes the character of the place. Travellers passing through Ora Banda often remark on the peculiar stillness, a sense of time slowed to a crawl, as if the land itself remembers a more vigorous age and now rests, contemplating its own enduring solitude.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Ora Banda, 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 Ora Banda, in the City Of Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government area.
Detailed location data for Ora Banda includes the postcode (6431), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of Kalgoorlie-Boulder), 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 Ora Banda 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. |