Explore Cunningham, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cunningham, 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 Cunningham, 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 Cunningham 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 Cunningham.
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 | Cunningham |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Yorke Peninsula Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.43679 |
| Longitude | 137.81581 |
| Population | 65 |
| Density | 0.6 /km² |
| Area | 100.4 km² |
| Elevation | 116 m |
| Postcode | 5571 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 90 km northwest |
Cunningham is a locality in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 65. The locality covers an area of 100.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 116 m above sea level. It lies approximately 90 km northwest of Adelaide. Cunningham is located at 34.4368°S, 137.8158°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5571. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Cunningham rests on a broad expanse of ochre earth, a place where the sky feels immense and the wind carries the scent of dry grasses and distant salt. It lies 87.0 km west-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 282°T), and is situated 7.9 km west of Ardrossan. The landscape here is a study in subtle contours, low hills rolling gently towards a horizon that seems to stretch into infinity, broken only by the occasional hardy gum tree or the stark, skeletal remains of a fence line. Sunlight, when it falls, paints the land in swathes of pale gold, illuminating the dusty tracks and the sparse vegetation that clings to the soil. The air itself has a certain stillness, a quietude that allows the whisper of the wind and the far-off bleating of sheep to become the dominant sounds, creating a profound sense of space and enduring resilience.
The story of Cunningham is deeply entwined with the fertile, though often challenging, agricultural lands of the Yorke Peninsula. For generations, this area has been a breadbasket, its economy built on the golden bounty of wheat crops and the steady rhythm of sheep grazing. The character of Cunningham is etched by this connection to the land; a quiet industriousness prevails, where neighbours understand the shared labour and the unpredictable moods of the weather. Evidence of its past can be found in the weathered timber of old farmhouses and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the local hall, a place where community life still finds its centre. The local economy, while still anchored in farming, has seen a diversification, with a growing appreciation for the natural beauty of the region and its potential for a different kind of harvest, one drawn from the steady flow of travellers seeking the unhurried pace of life and the stark, beautiful character of the peninsula.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Cunningham, 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 Cunningham, in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Cunningham includes the postcode (5571), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Yorke Peninsula Council), 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.
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 Cunningham 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. |