Warakurna, 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 Warakurna, in the Shire Of Ngaanyatjarraku local government area.
| Locality | Warakurna |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Ngaanyatjarraku |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -25.00803 |
| Longitude | 128.28373 |
| Area | 51.8 km² |
| Postcode | 0872 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 1437 km east-northeast |
Warakurna is a locality in the Shire Of Ngaanyatjarraku local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 51.8 km². It lies approximately 1437 km east-northeast of Perth. Warakurna is located at 25.0080°S, 128.2837°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0872. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Warakurna lies under a sky that stretches, an impossibly vast canvas of pale blue, often brushed with streaks of cirrus that seem to hold their breath. It lies 585.4 km west-south-west of Alice Springs, NT (from Alice Springs, NT: bearing 254°T), and is situated 83.2 km west of Kaltukatjara. The land here is a study in ochre and burnt sienna, a raw, unyielding beauty where low spinifex hummocks dot the undulating plains and weathered rock formations rise like ancient sentinels. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the faint, dry scent of baked earth and the distant, almost imperceptible fragrance of hardy desert shrubs. Even the silence seems to have a texture, a profound quietude broken only by the whisper of wind across the sparse vegetation and the occasional, sharp cry of a bird of prey tracing slow circles overhead.
This is a place that speaks of deep time and enduring human presence, a country shaped by the ancestral custodians for millennia before the modern era. The establishment of Warakurna as a contemporary settlement is a more recent chapter, born from the need for a focal point in this immense expanse. The local economy, like much of the surrounding region, is intrinsically linked to the land, with the maintenance of essential services and the support of its residents forming the core of its daily life. Visitors often remark on the extraordinary clarity of the night sky, a breathtaking spectacle where the Milky Way spills across the darkness like a river of diamonds, a testament to the profound stillness and the sheer remoteness of Warakurna.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Warakurna, 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 Warakurna, in the Shire Of Ngaanyatjarraku local government area.
Detailed location data for Warakurna includes the postcode (0872), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Ngaanyatjarraku), 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.
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 Warakurna 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. |