Explore Chandada, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chandada, 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 Chandada, 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 Chandada 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 Chandada.
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 | Chandada |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Dc Of Streaky Bay |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -32.7632 |
| Longitude | 134.66195 |
| Population | 31 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 497.6 km² |
| Elevation | 75 m |
| Postcode | 5680 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 436 km west-northwest |
Chandada is a locality in The Dc Of Streaky Bay local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 31. The locality covers an area of 497.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 75 m above sea level. It lies approximately 436 km west-northwest of Adelaide. Chandada is located at 32.7632°S, 134.6619°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5680. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Chandada rests where the ancient land begins its gentle surrender to the sea. It lies 429.3 km west-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 37.4 km east-north-east of Streaky Bay. The terrain here is a study in ochre and muted greens, a canvas painted by wind and sun, where sparse hardy scrub clings tenaciously to the earth, its branches gnarled like old hands reaching for a sky that stretches to an impossible, hazy horizon. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a whisper of the vast, dry interior meeting the salt-laced breath of the Southern Ocean, and at dusk, the light softens, bathing the low hills in a honeyed glow that seems to deepen the very silence of the place. Sheep, dots of white against the tawny earth, graze in scattered paddocks, their movements slow and deliberate, mirroring the unhurried pace of life in Chandada.
This is a corner of the Streaky Bay region where the echoes of early pastoralists still resonate faintly, their dreams of wool and prosperity etched into the very soil. The local economy, a resilient tapestry woven from sheep farming and the occasional speculative mineral exploration, relies on the enduring spirit of those who have called Chandada home for generations. The land, though unforgiving at times, yields its bounty to those who understand its rhythms, and a quiet pride pervades the community, a shared understanding forged by shared challenges and the stark beauty of their surroundings. Travellers might pass through, drawn by the promise of the coast, but Chandada offers a deeper connection, a glimpse into a life shaped by elemental forces and a profound respect for the enduring power of the land.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Chandada, 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 Chandada, in The Dc Of Streaky Bay local government area.
Detailed location data for Chandada includes the postcode (5680), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Dc Of Streaky Bay), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote 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 Chandada 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. |