Explore Ashford, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ashford, SA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ashford, South Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of South Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Ashford and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ashford.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Ashford |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of West Torrens |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.9495 |
| Longitude | 138.57416 |
| Population | 1,140 |
| Density | 3677.4 /km² |
| Area | 0.3 km² |
| Elevation | 32 m |
| Postcode | 5035 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 3 km southwest |
Ashford is a locality in the City Of West Torrens local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,140. The locality covers an area of 0.3 km², giving a population density of about 3677.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 32 m above sea level. It lies approximately 3 km southwest of Adelaide. Ashford is located at 34.9495°S, 138.5742°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5035.
Ashford lies cradled by a gentle sweep of terra cotta earth, a landscape where the sky often seems impossibly vast, stretching in an unbroken blue over the low, rounded hills. It lies 3.6 km south-west of Adelaide, SA (from Adelaide, SA: bearing 222°T), and is situated 7.6 km south-south-west of Prospect. The air here carries a dry, earthy scent, particularly after the infrequent but welcome rains, a fragrance that mingles with the subtle sweetness of distant gum trees. Across the paddocks, a patchwork of ochre and faded green, the occasional cluster of sturdy houses and sheds huddles together, their corrugated iron roofs catching the light in a way that can be quite arresting during the late afternoon, when shadows begin to lengthen and deepen the contours of the land.
The story of Ashford is one deeply intertwined with the rhythms of agriculture, a history etched into the very soil by generations of farmers who worked this country, coaxing sustenance from its sometimes-stubborn embrace. For decades, sheep grazing and wheat cultivation formed the backbone of the local economy, their prosperity tied to the whims of rainfall and market prices, a dependence that shaped the character of the community into one of resilience and quiet perseverance. While some of the older, more traditional industries have seen shifts, Ashford continues to draw its lifeblood from the land, with a scattering of newer enterprises contributing to a diversified, though still predominantly rural, economic base, and the enduring spirit of its people remains a quiet testament to their connection with this particular corner of South Australia.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Ashford, South Australia. 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 Ashford, in the City Of West Torrens local government area.
Detailed location data for Ashford includes the postcode (5035), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of West Torrens), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Ashford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |