Collinsville, 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 Collinsville, in The Regional Council Of Goyder local government area.
| Locality | Collinsville |
| 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 | -33.40265 |
| Longitude | 139.22804 |
| Area | 429.8 km² |
| Elevation | 304 m |
| Postcode | 5418 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 179 km north-northeast |
Collinsville is a locality in The Regional Council Of Goyder local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 429.8 km². It sits at an elevation of around 304 m above sea level. It lies approximately 179 km north-northeast of Adelaide. Collinsville is located at 33.4027°S, 139.2280°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5418. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Collinsville lies spread across a sun-baked plain, its character etched by the vastness of the surrounding landscape. It lies 140.3 km north-north-east of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 19°T), and is situated 42.1 km north-east of Burra. The country here is a study in muted earth tones, where hardy grasses, tinged with ochre and straw, cling to the gently rolling terrain. Sparse, resilient acacia trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a boundless sky, punctuate the horizon. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of baked earth and distant, unseen watercourses that only truly reveal themselves after the infrequent, yet life-giving, rains. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a molten quality, bathing the low-slung buildings and dusty streets in a warm, honeyed glow that seems to slow time itself.
The history of Collinsville is inextricably bound to the rich seams of coal that lie beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped its very foundation. For generations, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts were the soundtrack to life here, a testament to the hard labour that fuelled industry and built families. While the intensity of that era has softened, the spirit of enterprise endures, now expressed through diverse agricultural pursuits that benefit from the fertile soils and the region's dependable sunshine. Sheep graze on paddocks that stretch towards the hazy blue of distant hills, their fleece a soft counterpoint to the ruggedness of the land. Collinsville, though a quiet centre, resonates with the echoes of its past and the steady hum of its present, a place where the earth's bounty and human endeavour have found a lasting, if unpretentious, harmony.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Collinsville, 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 Collinsville, in The Regional Council Of Goyder local government area.
Detailed location data for Collinsville includes the postcode (5418), 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 Collinsville 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. |