Explore Elliston, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Elliston, 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 Elliston, 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 Elliston 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 Elliston.
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 | Elliston |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Dc Of Elliston |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -33.63179 |
| Longitude | 134.88943 |
| Population | 396 |
| Density | 2.8 /km² |
| Area | 140.1 km² |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Postcode | 5670 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 370 km west-northwest |
Elliston is a locality in the Dc Of Elliston local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 396. The locality covers an area of 140.1 km², giving a population density of about 2.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 6 m above sea level. It lies approximately 370 km west-northwest of Adelaide. Elliston is located at 33.6318°S, 134.8894°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5670. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Elliston sprawls across the western edge of the Eyre Peninsula, a coastal sentinel where the land surrenders to the relentless embrace of the Southern Ocean. It lies 370.0 km west-north-west of Adelaide, SA (from Adelaide, SA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 48.4 km south-south-east of Venus Bay. The air here carries the sharp, clean tang of salt, a constant reminder of the vast blue expanse that defines its character. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to rugged cliffs that plunge towards the churning sea, their ochre and cream striations a testament to ancient geological forces. Between these dramatic shores lie stretches of startlingly white sand, often deserted save for the wheel tracks of a hardy local or the fleeting passage of a seabird. The light at dusk is particularly arresting, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and fiery orange, casting long shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the landscape.
The history of Elliston is intrinsically linked to the sea and the land that sustains it. For generations, its economy has been shaped by the bounty of the ocean and the productivity of the surrounding agricultural plains. Sheep grazing and wheat farming have long been the bedrock of prosperity here, the broad paddocks a familiar sight stretching inland. This coastal locality, however, offers more than just pastoral pursuits; its sheltered bays and proximity to rich fishing grounds have historically supported a modest but vital fishing industry, the scent of brine and the gleam of freshly caught seafood a common feature of its daily life. Elliston’s character is one of quiet resilience, a place where the elemental forces of nature are a constant presence, shaping both the land and the lives of its inhabitants.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Elliston, 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 Elliston, in the Dc Of Elliston local government area.
Detailed location data for Elliston includes the postcode (5670), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Dc Of Elliston), 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.
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 Elliston 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. |