Explore South Hedland, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the South Hedland, 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 South Hedland, 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 South Hedland 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 South Hedland.
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 | South Hedland |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Town Of Port Hedland |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -20.40461 |
| Longitude | 118.59793 |
| Population | 11,046 |
| Density | 485.1 /km² |
| Area | 22.8 km² |
| Elevation | 16 m |
| Postcode | 6722 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 1312 km north-northeast |
South Hedland is a locality in the Town Of Port Hedland local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It has a population of 11,046. The locality covers an area of 22.8 km², giving a population density of about 485.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 16 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1312 km north-northeast of Perth. South Hedland is located at 20.4046°S, 118.5979°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6722. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
South Hedland sprawls under a sky that can shift from a hard, bleached blue to a bruised and luminous purple as the day draws to its close. It lies 1014.0 km north-north-east of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 10.1 km south-west of Port Hedland. The land here is flat, stretching out towards the distant, shimmering heat haze that signals the Pilbara's vastness, a terrain of ochre earth and hardy spinifex that seems to absorb the relentless sun. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, mineral tang, a subtle scent of dust and something ancient from the earth itself, mingling with the fainter, saltier breath that drifts in from the coast. Buildings, many painted in colours designed to deflect the heat, huddle together, a collection of corrugated iron roofs and sun-bleached walls, a testament to human resilience against the elements. Even the shadows here seem sharper, more defined, as if carved by the intense light.
The story of South Hedland is inextricably linked to the iron ore that has poured from this region for decades, a pulse of industry that underpins its very existence. It grew in the shadow of its port neighbour, Port Hedland, a necessary hub for the export of this precious mineral, a place where the raw bounty of the land is processed and sent out to the world. This economic engine has shaped the character of South Hedland, fostering a pragmatic, hardworking spirit, a community built on the strength of its labour and its connection to the earth's deep resources. While the rhythm of the mining trucks and the hum of machinery are a constant presence, there's also a quiet domesticity to the streets, a sense of lives lived under the immense, unyielding sky.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of South Hedland, 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 South Hedland, in the Town Of Port Hedland local government area.
Detailed location data for South Hedland includes the postcode (6722), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Town Of Port Hedland), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 South Hedland 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. |