Explore Peaceful Bay, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Peaceful Bay, 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 Peaceful Bay, 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 Peaceful Bay 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 Peaceful Bay.
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 | Peaceful Bay |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Denmark |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.02686 |
| Longitude | 116.91417 |
| Population | 61 |
| Density | 2.4 /km² |
| Area | 25.5 km² |
| Postcode | 6333 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 356 km south-southeast |
Peaceful Bay is a locality in the Shire Of Denmark local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 61. The locality covers an area of 25.5 km², giving a population density of about 2.4 people per km². It lies approximately 356 km south-southeast of Perth. Peaceful Bay is located at 35.0269°S, 116.9142°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6333. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Peaceful Bay rests where the broad expanse of the Southern Ocean meets a coastline softened by ancient forest. It lies 88.3 km west of Albany, WA (from Albany, WA: bearing 270°T), and is situated 41.0 km west of Denmark. The air here carries the clean tang of salt, mingling with the resinous scent of karri and marri trees that spill down towards the water's edge, their dark trunks a contrast to the pale, shifting sands. The bay itself is a sheltered curve, its waters a shifting palette of blues and greens that deepen with the sun's arc, while beyond the protective arm of a rocky headland, the ocean often churns with a more formidable energy. Low, rounded hills, cloaked in dense vegetation, rise behind the settlement, their contours hinting at the ancient geology of the land, and the occasional glimpse of a distant, sun-bleached sheep on a high pasture adds a touch of quiet pastoral life to the wilder landscape.
This place, Peaceful Bay, has long drawn sustenance from the surrounding waters and the fertile land. While its history is a quieter one, marked by the steady development of a local economy built on the bounty of the region, the echoes of earlier times can still be felt. The surrounding farms, primarily grazing land and some viticulture, contribute to the area's character, their neatly fenced paddocks a gentle counterpoint to the wilder bushland. Tourism is a significant thread in the economic fabric, with visitors drawn to the pristine beaches, the opportunities for fishing and boating, and the nearby national parks that offer a sanctuary for native flora and fauna. The sense of a slow, deliberate pace pervades Peaceful Bay, a place where the rhythm of the tides and the changing seasons dictate the flow of daily life, and where the rugged beauty of the landscape remains the enduring, defining feature.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Peaceful Bay, 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 Peaceful Bay, in the Shire Of Denmark local government area.
Detailed location data for Peaceful Bay includes the postcode (6333), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Denmark), 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.
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 Peaceful Bay 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. |