Booborowie, 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 Booborowie, in The Regional Council Of Goyder local government area.
| Locality | Booborowie |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Regional Council Of Goyder |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.55924 |
| Longitude | 138.77308 |
| Population | 223 |
| Density | 1.3 /km² |
| Area | 172.2 km² |
| Elevation | 375 m |
| Postcode | 5417 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 153 km north |
Booborowie is a locality in The Regional Council Of Goyder local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 223. The locality covers an area of 172.2 km², giving a population density of about 1.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 375 m above sea level. It lies approximately 153 km north of Adelaide. Booborowie is located at 33.5592°S, 138.7731°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5417. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Booborowie rests in the embrace of rolling hills, a landscape painted in muted ochres and subtle greens under a vast, often luminous sky. It lies 115.6 km north of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 1°T), and is situated 20.0 km north-west of Burra. The earth here is a rich, red loam, testament to ancient weathering, and it yields to the plough in satisfying furrows. Scattered stands of gum trees, their bark peeling like papyrus, punctuate the open country, offering shade to grazing livestock and a perching place for birds whose calls drift on the dry air. The character of Booborowie is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace of life, and where the light at dusk often casts a warm, golden hue over the seemingly endless horizons.
The history of Booborowie is intrinsically tied to the pastoral leases and the subsequent establishment of agriculture that defined this region. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, carved out livelihoods from the wilderness, their efforts laying the groundwork for the local economy that today centres on broadacre farming, primarily wheat and barley, alongside sheep grazing. The gentle undulations of the terrain are marked by the neat geometry of paddocks, each holding the season's promise, and the distant glint of a tin roof on a farmhouse speaks of generations who have weathered its challenges and celebrated its bounty. Booborowie, though small, carries the enduring spirit of the land, a place where the cycles of nature and the labour of its people remain the most significant narratives.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Booborowie, 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 Booborowie, in The Regional Council Of Goyder local government area.
Detailed location data for Booborowie includes the postcode (5417), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Regional Council Of Goyder), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional 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 Booborowie 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. |