Palmdale, 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 Palmdale, in the City Of Albany local government area.
| Locality | Palmdale |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of Albany |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.71958 |
| Longitude | 118.1314 |
| Area | 158.2 km² |
| Postcode | 6328 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 373 km southeast |
Palmdale is a locality in the City Of Albany local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 158.2 km². It lies approximately 373 km southeast of Perth. Palmdale is located at 34.7196°S, 118.1314°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6328. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Palmdale rests in a landscape where the ochre earth meets a sky that can shift from a pale, bleached blue to a deep, bruised violet by late afternoon. It lies 41.0 km north-north-east of Albany, WA (from Albany, WA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 23.1 km north-north-east of Kalgan. The terrain here is a gentle unfolding, a series of low ridges and shallow valleys that cradle the sparse vegetation. Wiry, grey-green scrub clings to the slopes, interspersed with the occasional hardy eucalypt, its bark peeling like sun-scorched paper. The air, especially as the day begins to cool, carries a subtle, dry scent of dust and wild herbs, a fragrance that seems to seep into the very stillness of the place.
The economic lifeblood of Palmdale has long been tied to the land, with grazing and dryland farming shaping its character. Sheep have been a constant presence, their wool a quiet contributor to the wider Australian economy for generations. The history here is less about grand monuments and more about the persistent effort of those who worked the soil, their stories etched into the weathered fences and the slow spread of homesteads. Palmdale itself is a testament to this resilience, a scattering of buildings that huddle together against the vastness, each one a small landmark in a geography of wide horizons.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Palmdale, 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 Palmdale, in the City Of Albany local government area.
Detailed location data for Palmdale includes the postcode (6328), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of Albany), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Palmdale 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. |