Eucla, Western Australia

Eucla
Western Australia
Eucla Motor Hotel, 2017
Eucla
Coordinates31°40′30″S 128°52′59″E / 31.67500°S 128.88306°E / -31.67500; 128.88306
Population37 (SAL 2021)
Established1870s (gazetted in 1885)
Postcode(s)6443
Elevation93 m (305 ft)
Area4,995.1 km2 (1,928.6 sq mi)
Time zoneCWST (unofficial) (UTC+8:45)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Dundas
State electorate(s)Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
23.5 °C
74 °F
12.4 °C
54 °F
321.5 mm
12.7 in

Eucla (/jklə/ YOO-klə) is the easternmost locality in Western Australia, located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia along the Eyre Highway, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of the South Australian border. At the 2016 Australian census, Eucla had a population of 53.

It is the only Western Australian location on the Eyre Highway that has a direct view of the Great Australian Bight due to its elevated position immediately next to the Eucla Pass – where the highway moves out and above the basin known as Roe Plains that occurs between the Madura and Eucla passes.