Windabout, 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 Windabout, in the Shire Of Esperance local government area.
| Locality | Windabout |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Local Government Area | Shire Of Esperance |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -33.8212 |
| Longitude | 121.90356 |
| Population | 137 |
| Density | 34.0 /km² |
| Area | 4.0 km² |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Postcode | 6450 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Perth | 601 km east-southeast |
Windabout is a locality in the Shire Of Esperance local government area of Western Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 137. The locality covers an area of 4.0 km², giving a population density of about 34.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 6 m above sea level. It lies approximately 601 km east-southeast of Perth. Windabout is located at 33.8212°S, 121.9036°E. It observes Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 6450. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Windabout lies low and wide under a sky that often seems too vast for the land it covers. It lies 343.7 km south of Kalgoorlie, WA (from Kalgoorlie, WA: bearing 173°T), and is situated 4.7 km north-north-east of Esperance. The earth here is a warm ochre, cracked and thirsty in the sun, with sparse, hardy scrub clinging to the shallow undulations. Saltbush and low-lying native grasses, tough and resilient, dominate the landscape, their muted greens and greys blending into the pale, dusty horizons. The air, especially as the day begins to wane, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of distant salt and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. The light at dusk is a painter's dream, bleeding soft mauves and bruised oranges across the sky, casting long, skeletal shadows from the sparse trees.
The story of Windabout is etched not in grand monuments, but in the patient toil of generations who coaxed a living from this challenging terrain. Primarily a farming district, its economy has long been tethered to the cycles of wheat and wool, the golden grain and the fleece a hardy testament to resilience. Sheep dot the paddocks like scattered clouds, their bleating a soft counterpoint to the wind's ceaseless sigh. The land’s history, however, is also touched by the whisper of earlier footsteps, though the tangible evidence remains subtle, a quiet acknowledgement of those who knew this country long before the fences went up. Travellers passing through Windabout will find a place where the silence is as profound as the sunshine, a quiet corner of the world where life moves to the steady beat of the seasons.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Windabout, 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 Windabout, in the Shire Of Esperance local government area.
Detailed location data for Windabout includes the postcode (6450), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Shire Of Esperance), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 Windabout 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. |