 "Eremophila freelingii" occurs in the North-western, Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges and Eastern botanical regions of South Australia where it grows in clay soils in rocky areas.In New South Wales it is found north of the Tibooburra-Milparinka area growing in rocky areas in association with mulga.It is also found in the south of the Northern Territory and far south-west of Queensland, commonly on rocky hills or stony flats.