Explore Carey Gully, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carey Gully, 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 Carey Gully, 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 Carey Gully 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 Carey Gully.
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 | Carey Gully |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Adelaide Hills Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.96577 |
| Longitude | 138.76859 |
| Population | 428 |
| Density | 42.0 /km² |
| Area | 10.2 km² |
| Elevation | 552 m |
| Postcode | 5144 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 16 km east-southeast |
Carey Gully is a locality in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 428. The locality covers an area of 10.2 km², giving a population density of about 42.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 552 m above sea level. It lies approximately 16 km east-southeast of Adelaide. Carey Gully is located at 34.9658°S, 138.7686°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5144. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Carey Gully exhales the scent of damp earth and eucalyptus, a fine mist clinging to the undulating hills that cradle it. It lies 15.6 km north-west of Mount Barker, SA (from Mount Barker, SA: bearing 326°T), and is situated 11.9 km south-south-east of Athelstone. The landscape here is a generous sprawl of rolling countryside, where the gentle slopes are stitched with vineyards and orchards, their rows marching with a quiet, persistent purpose. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-softened sky, casts a warm, buttery glow across the rich, red soil, illuminating the deep green of the native bushland that spills down the gullies. The air itself feels alive, carrying the faint, sweet perfume of blossoms in spring and the crisp, cool breath of higher altitudes in winter. It is a place where the land feels both wild and tended, a delicate balance struck between nature's exuberance and human cultivation.
The history of Carey Gully is deeply entwined with the fertile embrace of the Adelaide Hills, its past shaped by the enduring spirit of those who sought to cultivate its bounty. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich agricultural land, established farms and orchards, laying the foundations for the region's enduring connection to the land. Today, the local economy thrives on this heritage, with viticulture and horticulture forming the backbone of its prosperity, the carefully tended vines and fruit trees a testament to generations of dedication. Beyond the vineyards, a quiet tourism industry has blossomed, drawing visitors who appreciate the unhurried pace and the genuine character of Carey Gully, finding solace in its scenic beauty and the friendly, grounded nature of its inhabitants.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Carey Gully, 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 Carey Gully, in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Carey Gully includes the postcode (5144), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Adelaide Hills Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional 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 Carey Gully 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. |