Colley, 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 Colley, in The Dc Of Streaky Bay local government area.
| Locality | Colley |
| 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 | -33.0637 |
| Longitude | 134.64799 |
| Population | 29 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 281.6 km² |
| Elevation | 111 m |
| Postcode | 5671 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 419 km west-northwest |
Colley 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 29. The locality covers an area of 281.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 111 m above sea level. It lies approximately 419 km west-northwest of Adelaide. Colley is located at 33.0637°S, 134.6480°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5671. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Colley rests on a land that breathes the sea, a gentle curve of coastline where ochre earth meets the boundless blue. It lies 415.0 km west-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 293°T), and is situated 43.6 km south-east of Streaky Bay. The air here carries the sharp, clean tang of salt, a constant reminder of the vast Southern Ocean that shapes the very character of the place. Low-slung scrub, resilient and hardy, clings to the sandy soil, its muted greens and greys a stark contrast to the vibrant sky that shifts from pale morning gold to the deep, bruised purples of approaching dusk. The terrain rolls softly, not dramatically, but with a subtle rise and fall that suggests the patient erosion of wind and water over countless seasons. Scattered homesteads, their tin roofs glinting like forgotten coins, dot the landscape, each a solitary sentinel against the immense, whispering expanse.
The story of Colley is written in the weathered timber of its few buildings and the quiet industriousness of its people, a lineage tied to the bounty of the sea and the stubborn fertility of the earth. For generations, the waters off the coast have offered a living, with fishing boats returning to the small harbour, their decks laden with the day's catch, a vital pulse in the local economy. Inland, the land, though often dry, yields to grazing sheep, their wool a soft, pale fleece against the ruddy soil. The history here is not one of grand pronouncements, but of quiet resilience, of families who understood the rhythms of the coast and the demands of the land, carving a life from this exposed, yet beautiful, edge of the continent. Travellers often remark on the peculiar quality of the light, how it seems to linger longer here, bathing the landscape in a warm, honeyed glow that softens the edges of the world.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Colley, 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 Colley, in The Dc Of Streaky Bay local government area.
Detailed location data for Colley includes the postcode (5671), 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.
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 Colley 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. |