Explore Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Paraburdoo, WA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Western Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Paraburdoo and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Paraburdoo.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Paraburdoo |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Ashburton |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -23.19197 |
| Longitude | 117.69157 |
| Population | 1,740 |
| Density | 11.4 /km² |
| Area | 153.1 km² |
| Elevation | 389 m |
| Postcode | 6754 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 990 km north |
Paraburdoo is a locality in the Shire Of Ashburton local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,740. The locality covers an area of 153.1 km², giving a population density of about 11.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 389 m above sea level. It lies approximately 990 km north of Perth. Paraburdoo is located at 23.1920°S, 117.6916°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6754. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Paraburdoo rests in the Pilbara region, a land sculpted by ancient geological forces where the ochre-red earth meets a sky that stretches to infinity. It lies 692.8 km north-north-east of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 27°T), and is situated 56.1 km south of Tom Price. The landscape here is one of rugged beauty, a vast canvas of spinifex grasses that shimmer like emeralds after the rain, interspersed with hardy acacia shrubs and the occasional ghost gum standing sentinel. The air, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a dry, warm embrace, tinged with the faint scent of eucalypt and dust, a palpable reminder of the immense, untamed spaces that surround the township. Distant mesas, their flanks weathered by millennia of wind and sun, rise like sleeping giants on the horizon, their colours shifting from muted browns to fiery oranges as the light plays across their surfaces.
The story of Paraburdoo is inextricably bound to the earth’s deep riches, a narrative etched into its very being by the relentless pursuit of iron ore. This is a place where the pulse of the land beats in time with the rhythm of the enormous mining operations that dominate the local economy, drawing people from across the nation and beyond to seek their fortune. The town itself, a functional hub for the industry, offers a stark contrast to the wild, raw beauty of its surroundings, a testament to human endeavour against a backdrop of formidable nature. While the present is defined by the hum of machinery and the constant flow of resources, echoes of a past, perhaps of pastoralists who once grazed their stock on these arid plains, can still be felt in the quiet resilience of its inhabitants and the enduring character of the land.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Paraburdoo, Western Australia. 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 Paraburdoo, in the Shire Of Ashburton local government area.
Detailed location data for Paraburdoo includes the postcode (6754), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Ashburton), 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Paraburdoo is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |