Westwood, 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 Westwood, in the Shire Of Woodanilling local government area.
| Locality | Westwood |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Woodanilling |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.59831 |
| Longitude | 117.3342 |
| Area | 165.0 km² |
| Postcode | 6316 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 229 km southeast |
Westwood is a locality in the Shire Of Woodanilling local government area of Western Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 165.0 km². It lies approximately 229 km southeast of Perth. Westwood is located at 33.5983°S, 117.3342°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6316. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Westwood rests under a wide, often bruised sky, a place where the land seems to hold its breath. It lies 160.6 km east-south-east of Bunbury, WA (from Bunbury, WA: bearing 102°T), and is situated 24.6 km west-north-west of Katanning. The terrain here, a gently rolling tapestry of ochre earth, is punctuated by hardy, grey-green scrub and the occasional stoic stands of eucalypt. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, whispery heat, smelling faintly of dust and the distant promise of rain, a scent that clings to the weathered fences and the sparsely scattered homesteads. The very silence of Westwood feels ancient, broken only by the sharp cry of a hawk or the low hum of a passing vehicle on the unsealed road.
The story of Westwood is written in the cleared paddocks and the grain silos that stand like sentinels against the horizon. This is a landscape shaped by generations of farmers and graziers, their livelihoods tied to the capricious seasons and the fertile, though sometimes unforgiving, soil. The local economy, intrinsically linked to agriculture, sees the land yield wheat and wool, the bounty of which is carted along the network of country roads that converge on neighbouring centres. While Westwood itself is small, its character is defined by the quiet resilience of its inhabitants and the enduring spirit of a place where the land dictates the pace of life, a place where the colours of the earth, from the deep rust of the soil to the pale gold of ripening crops, are the dominant palette.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Westwood, 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 Westwood, in the Shire Of Woodanilling local government area.
Detailed location data for Westwood includes the postcode (6316), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Woodanilling), 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.
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 Westwood 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. |