Waikiki, 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 Waikiki, in the City Of Rockingham local government area.
| Locality | Waikiki |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of Rockingham |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -32.31506 |
| Longitude | 115.76668 |
| Population | 12,008 |
| Density | 1171.5 /km² |
| Area | 10.2 km² |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Postcode | 6169 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 42 km south-southwest |
Waikiki is a locality in the City Of Rockingham local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It has a population of 12,008. The locality covers an area of 10.2 km², giving a population density of about 1171.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 6 m above sea level. It lies approximately 42 km south-southwest of Perth. Waikiki is located at 32.3151°S, 115.7667°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6169.
Waikiki unfolds as a sun-kissed coastal strip, its character shaped by the generous embrace of the Indian Ocean. It lies 6.5 km west-north-west of Baldivis, WA (from Baldivis, WA: bearing 285°T), and is situated 4.9 km south-east of Rockingham. Low-lying dunes, dusted with hardy, salt-tolerant grasses, gently transition into the soft, pale sands that define its edge. The air here carries a perpetual whisper of the sea, a salty tang that mingles with the dry, warm scent of native shrubs. Behind the immediate coastline, the terrain flattens, a broad expanse of sandy soil supporting a mosaic of suburban development and pockets of remnant bushland, where the sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a warm, honeyed glow across the landscape.
The story of Waikiki is one of relatively recent settlement, its development accelerating in the latter half of the 20th century as Perth’s metropolitan sprawl reached southwards. Prior to this, the area was largely undeveloped coastal plain, its agricultural past a faint echo in the wider region rather than a dominant feature here. The local economy, however, has increasingly found its footing in the service and retail sectors, catering to a growing residential population and the steady stream of visitors drawn to the picturesque foreshore. While not a place of grand historical monuments, Waikiki’s distinctiveness lies in its unpretentious, easy-going coastal lifestyle, a place where the rhythm of daily life is subtly governed by the tides and the ever-present, shimmering expanse of the ocean.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Waikiki, 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 Waikiki, in the City Of Rockingham local government area.
Detailed location data for Waikiki includes the postcode (6169), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of Rockingham), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Waikiki 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. |