Explore Custon, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Custon, 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 Custon, 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 Custon 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 Custon.
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 | Custon |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Tatiara Dc |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.46842 |
| Longitude | 140.92871 |
| Population | 20 |
| Density | 0.4 /km² |
| Area | 46.0 km² |
| Elevation | 107 m |
| Postcode | 5269 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 271 km southeast |
Custon is a locality in the Tatiara Dc local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 20. The locality covers an area of 46.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 107 m above sea level. It lies approximately 271 km southeast of Adelaide. Custon is located at 36.4684°S, 140.9287°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5269. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Custon rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling country, where broad horizons stretch under a vast South Australian sky. It lies 151.5 km north of Mount Gambier, SA (from Mount Gambier, SA: bearing 5°T), and is situated 21.4 km south-east of Bordertown. The land here is a mosaic of muted greens and ochres, the cultivated paddocks giving way to hardy native grasses that catch the wind in soft waves. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a clean, dry scent, a promise of the day's warmth to come, and the quiet hum of insects is the dominant sound. Small stands of gum trees punctuate the fields, their grey-green foliage offering dappled shade that shifts with the sun's slow arc.
Historically, Custon's lifeblood has been tied to the soil, a familiar story in this part of the Tatiara. Sheep graze on the undulating pastures, their wool a significant contributor to the local economy, alongside the golden bounty of wheat and barley harvested from the surrounding farms. The weathered timber of older farmhouses speaks of generations who have coaxed a living from this land, their resilience etched into the very character of Custon. While not a hub of grand attractions, the quiet diligence of its people and the enduring relationship with the earth define this place, a steady pulse in the rhythm of rural Australia.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Custon, 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 Custon, in the Tatiara Dc local government area.
Detailed location data for Custon includes the postcode (5269), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Tatiara Dc), 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 Custon 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. |