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| Locality | Boolcoomatta |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -31.91287 |
| Longitude | 140.59349 |
| Area | 644.9 km² |
| Postcode | 5440 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 383 km north-northeast |
Boolcoomatta is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 644.9 km². It lies approximately 383 km north-northeast of Adelaide. Boolcoomatta is located at 31.9129°S, 140.5935°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5440. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Boolcoomatta stretches across a vast, ochre-hued expanse where the earth seems to breathe dust under a sky of relentless blue. It lies 293.2 km north-north-west of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 330°T), and is situated 27.7 km north-north-west of Mingary. The landscape is a symphony of muted tones: the pale gold of drought-resistant grasses rippling like an ocean under the wind, punctuated by the stark, skeletal shapes of ancient mulga trees, their branches reaching towards the heavens like gnarled fingers. Low, scrub-covered rises break the flatness, hinting at the underlying geology, and the air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the arid embrace of the country. Even the shadows, cast long and sharp in the late afternoon sun, seem to possess a solidity, etching themselves onto the baked ground.
This remote corner of the Pastoral Unincorporated Area has long been shaped by the hardiness of its inhabitants and the unforgiving, yet strangely beautiful, terrain. Historically, Boolcoomatta’s story is one of pastoral leases and the enduring struggle to make a living from the land, primarily through sheep grazing, where the wool clip forms the backbone of its modest economy. The isolation is a defining characteristic, fostering a deep sense of self-reliance and community among the few who call Boolcoomatta home, a quiet understanding forged in shared experience. Distant homesteads are scattered across the immense distances, their tin roofs glinting like forgotten coins in the sun, and the silence here is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind and the distant bleating of sheep.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Boolcoomatta, 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 Boolcoomatta, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Boolcoomatta includes the postcode (5440), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Pastoral Unincorporated Area), 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 Boolcoomatta is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |