Waterford, 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 Waterford, in the City Of South Perth local government area.
| Locality | Waterford |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of South Perth |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -32.01637 |
| Longitude | 115.8881 |
| Population | 2,263 |
| Density | 1469.5 /km² |
| Area | 1.5 km² |
| Elevation | 7 m |
| Postcode | 6152 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 8 km south-southeast |
Waterford is a locality in the City Of South Perth local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2,263. The locality covers an area of 1.5 km², giving a population density of about 1469.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 7 m above sea level. It lies approximately 8 km south-southeast of Perth. Waterford is located at 32.0164°S, 115.8881°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6152.
Waterford breathes the estuary air, a quiet scattering of homes and gardens that spill towards the Swan River’s gentle embrace. It lies 7.4 km south-south-east of Perth, WA (from Perth, WA: bearing 158°T), and is situated 8.2 km north-north-west of Canning Vale. Here, the land exhales a soft, sandy scent, the ground a pale, forgiving loam that yields readily to the roots of tuart and banksia. The horizon is a low, blurred line where the river meets the sky, a canvas painted in the muted greys and blues of a Perth afternoon, the distant hum of traffic a faint counterpoint to the rustle of leaves. Sunlight, when it breaks through, has a peculiar, almost liquid quality, pooling on verandahs and catching the iridescent sheen of magpie feathers.
This stretch of riverbank remembers a different time, a time before the neat rows of houses, when the land was a broader expanse and the river a more vital artery for the Whadjuk Noongar people. Early European settlers saw its potential for agriculture, though the sandy soils proved more suited to grazing and market gardens than the ambitious crops of the Old World. Today, Waterford’s character is less defined by grand industry and more by a sense of settled, everyday life, a place where the pace is dictated by school runs and weekend visits to the neighbouring South Perth foreshore. It’s a locality that feels lived-in, where the past whispers in the names of streets and the present unfolds with a calm, unpretentious grace.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Waterford, 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 Waterford, in the City Of South Perth local government area.
Detailed location data for Waterford includes the postcode (6152), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of South Perth), 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 Waterford 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. |