Barna, South 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 Barna, in The Dc Of Kimba local government area.
| Locality | Barna |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Dc Of Kimba |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -33.17519 |
| Longitude | 136.70476 |
| Area | 218.8 km² |
| Postcode | 5641 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 262 km northwest |
Barna is a locality in The Dc Of Kimba local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 218.8 km². It lies approximately 262 km northwest of Adelaide. Barna is located at 33.1752°S, 136.7048°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5641. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Barna lies at the edge of the sea, where the land itself seems to sigh into the ocean. It lies 246.0 km north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 309°T), and is situated 27.6 km east of Kimba. The coast here is a rugged affair, a testament to the persistent sculpting of wind and wave, with outcrops of ancient rock standing sentinel against the relentless push of the Southern Ocean. The air carries a constant, bracing scent of salt and something wilder, a primal perfume of kelp and brine. Small, hardy shrubs cling to the sandy soil, their leaves a muted green against the pale, shifting dunes, and the sky overhead often stretches in an immense, pale blue expanse, sometimes streaked with the fast-moving white of seabirds. Even the silence here feels different, punctuated by the distant roar of surf and the occasional cry of a gull, a sound that seems to echo the very emptiness of the horizon.
The history of Barna is etched into the weathered timber of its few remaining old buildings and the stories whispered by its inhabitants. Once a small, bustling centre for the local wool trade, its fortunes have ebbed and flowed with the capricious nature of the sea and the land. Sheep still graze on the sparse, windswept pastures that stretch inland, a stark contrast to the vibrant, crashing blues of the ocean, and the economy now leans more towards the quiet sustenance of fishing and the hardy resilience of those who call this remote stretch home. A few travellers find their way to Barna, drawn by its raw beauty and the promise of a landscape largely untouched by the hurried pace of modern life, seeking a connection to something older and more enduring.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Barna, South 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 Barna, in The Dc Of Kimba local government area.
Detailed location data for Barna includes the postcode (5641), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Dc Of Kimba), 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 Barna 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. |