Edillilie, 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 Edillilie, in the Lower Eyre Council local government area.
| Locality | Edillilie |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Lower Eyre Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -34.40841 |
| Longitude | 135.66416 |
| Population | 136 |
| Density | 0.5 /km² |
| Area | 261.6 km² |
| Elevation | 74 m |
| Postcode | 5630 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 275 km west-northwest |
Edillilie is a locality in the Lower Eyre Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 136. The locality covers an area of 261.6 km², giving a population density of about 0.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 74 m above sea level. It lies approximately 275 km west-northwest of Adelaide. Edillilie is located at 34.4084°S, 135.6642°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5630. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Edillilie lies where the mallee scrub yields to the broader sweep of the southern plains, a landscape etched by wind and sun. It lies 273.3 km west-north-west of Morphett Vale, SA (from Morphett Vale, SA: bearing 286°T), and is situated 15.1 km south of Cummins. The country here is a study in muted tones: ochre earth, pale grasses bleached to straw, and the occasional dark green of hardy saltbush. Tracks, more suggestion than certainty, meander between low, rolling hills that seem to exhale a dry, clean air, carrying the faint, sweet scent of native flora. The sky stretches an immense, pale blue canvas, often streaked with wisps of cloud that hurry towards the distant coast, and at dusk, the light softens, painting the land in hues of apricot and rose, a quiet benediction on the day's end.
The history of Edillilie is a tale of resilient settlement, where hardy pioneers carved a living from the seemingly unforgiving terrain. Early days saw a focus on sheep grazing, the wool clip a lifeline to the outside world, and later, the cultivation of wheat and barley began to shape the fields into their present patchwork. The local economy still leans on this agricultural foundation, with grain silos standing as stoic sentinels on the horizon, their sheer scale a testament to the bounty of the land. Remnants of older structures, perhaps a weathered shearing shed or the ghost of a forgotten homestead, whisper of the generations who toiled here, their efforts contributing to the quiet character of Edillilie today.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Edillilie, 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 Edillilie, in the Lower Eyre Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Edillilie includes the postcode (5630), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Lower Eyre Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 Edillilie 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. |