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Western Australia · Postcode 6640
East Murchison postcode and suburb data
Western Australia · Phone area code 08 · 632 km from Perth
Suburb snapshot
East Murchison at a glance
Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for East Murchison.
Quick facts
Where East Murchison ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of WA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in WA.
ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021East Murchison is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6640. It lies roughly 632 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Murchison.
East Murchison is part of the Mid West statistical area in Western Australia.
East Murchison details
Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.
| Postcode | 6640 |
| State | Western Australia (WA) |
| Phone Area Code | 08 |
| Area | 7300.6 km² |
| Latitude | -26.3776538 |
| Longitude | 117.145989 |
| Distance from Perth | 632 km |
| Region (SA4) | Western Australia - Outback (South) |
| Area (SA3) | Mid West |
| Local Government | Murchison |
| Federal Electorate | Durack |
| State Electorate | North West Central (Mining and Pastoral) |
| Time Zone | AWST (UTC+8), Australia/Perth (standard time) |
Suburbs Near East Murchison
Same Postcode (6640)
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Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.