Explore Walkaway, Western Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Walkaway, 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 Walkaway, 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 Walkaway 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 Walkaway.
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 | Walkaway |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of Greater Geraldton |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -28.94897 |
| Longitude | 114.85097 |
| Population | 250 |
| Density | 2.2 /km² |
| Area | 113.1 km² |
| Elevation | 28 m |
| Postcode | 6528 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 348 km north-northwest |
Walkaway is a locality in the City Of Greater Geraldton local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 250. The locality covers an area of 113.1 km², giving a population density of about 2.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 28 m above sea level. It lies approximately 348 km north-northwest of Perth. Walkaway is located at 28.9490°S, 114.8510°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6528. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Walkaway rests in the shadow of its own name, a place where the land breathes with a quiet tenacity. It lies 30.0 km south-east of Geraldton, WA (from Geraldton, WA: bearing 130°T), and is situated 25.4 km south-east of Wandina. The terrain here is a gentle cradle of ochre earth, sweeping out towards the distant, hazy shimmer of the Indian Ocean, a constant, invisible companion. Sun-bleached scrub, resilient wildflowers that burst with surprising colour after the scant rains, and the occasional hardy acacia tree define the landscape, their branches reaching like supplicating hands towards the vast, often impossibly blue sky. The air, particularly as the day begins to wane, carries a faint, dry perfume of dust and sun-baked earth, a scent that clings to the skin and settles deep within the lungs. It’s a place that feels both ancient and ever-present, where the silence is not an absence of sound, but a presence in itself, punctuated only by the whisper of the wind and the distant cry of a bird.
The history of Walkaway is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle turns of the land and the enduring spirit of its people. Once a vital hub for the burgeoning wheatbelt, its railway siding was a crucial artery, a place where grain was loaded onto trains bound for distant markets, a testament to the agricultural ambitions that shaped this region. The echoes of that era can still be felt in the quiet lanes and the sturdy, unpretentious buildings that speak of a practical, hard-working community. While the primary focus of the local economy has shifted, the legacy of farming remains, with neighbouring properties still dedicated to the cultivation of grain and livestock. Walkaway today is a place of quiet transitions, a locale where the past informs the present, and the subtle, persistent beauty of the natural world continues to hold sway.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Walkaway, 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 Walkaway, in the City Of Greater Geraldton local government area.
Detailed location data for Walkaway includes the postcode (6528), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of Greater Geraldton), 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 Walkaway 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. |