Explore Salmon Gums, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Salmon Gums, 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 Salmon Gums, 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 Salmon Gums 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 Salmon Gums.
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 | Salmon Gums |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Esperance |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -32.85526 |
| Longitude | 121.6927 |
| Population | 186 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 2781.3 km² |
| Elevation | 254 m |
| Postcode | 6445 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 557 km east-southeast |
Salmon Gums is a locality in the Shire Of Esperance local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 186. The locality covers an area of 2781.3 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 254 m above sea level. It lies approximately 557 km east-southeast of Perth. Salmon Gums is located at 32.8553°S, 121.6927°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6445. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Salmon Gums lies spread across a wide, sun-warmed expanse where the ochre earth meets a sky of boundless blue. It lies 234.8 km south of Kalgoorlie, WA (from Kalgoorlie, WA: bearing 175°T), and is situated 42.6 km north-north-west of Grass Patch. The landscape here is a study in subtle hues: pale grasses, the dusty green of saltbush, and the muted greys and browns of the land itself, punctuated by the resilient, often gnarled forms of native trees adapted to this dry country. The air, when it moves, carries the faint, dry scent of earth and the distant, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. Even the silence seems to have a texture, a low hum of existence that resonates with the vastness of the horizon. As dusk descends, the light softens, painting the sky in strokes of rose and lavender, a painterly farewell to the day that imbues the quiet countryside with a profound, almost spiritual stillness.
The history of Salmon Gums is intrinsically tied to the golden bounty of the land, a testament to the tenacity of those who sought to cultivate this often unforgiving terrain. Wheat farming has long been the lifeblood of Salmon Gums, its prosperity dictated by the fickle patterns of rainfall and the global demand for grain. The town centre, a collection of practical buildings, reflects this agricultural heritage, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life. Its existence is a story of pioneering spirit, of families who arrived with little more than grit and determination, carving out a livelihood from the earth. While large-scale mining operations are a feature of neighbouring regions, the enduring character of Salmon Gums remains rooted in the quiet, persistent work of the farmer, a legacy etched into the very fabric of the community.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Salmon Gums, 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 Salmon Gums, in the Shire Of Esperance local government area.
Detailed location data for Salmon Gums includes the postcode (6445), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Esperance), 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 Salmon Gums is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 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. |