Explore Erith, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Erith, 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 Erith, 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 Erith 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 Erith.
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 | Erith |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Wakefield Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.22159 |
| Longitude | 138.4019 |
| Population | 49 |
| Density | 0.7 /km² |
| Area | 70.0 km² |
| Elevation | 57 m |
| Postcode | 5461 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 81 km north-northwest |
Erith is a locality in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 49. The locality covers an area of 70.0 km², giving a population density of about 0.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 57 m above sea level. It lies approximately 81 km north-northwest of Adelaide. Erith is located at 34.2216°S, 138.4019°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5461. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Erith lies cradled by a vast, undulating landscape where the ochre earth meets an expansive sky. It lies 52.4 km north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 323°T), and is situated 8.8 km south-south-west of Balaklava. The terrain here is a gentle sweep of paddocks, stitched together by the silvery threads of dry creek beds that only truly awaken after rare, generous rains. Low, hardy scrub clings to the more exposed rises, their dusty green a familiar sight against the muted tones of the soil, and the air often carries the faint, dry scent of sun-baked eucalyptus and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening grain. As the sun begins its descent, the western horizon bleeds into hues of apricot and rose, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch and deepen across the land, imbuing the quiet scene with a profound, almost melancholic beauty.
This corner of the Wakefield Regional Council has long been shaped by the enduring spirit of agriculture, its economy tethered to the cycles of the sun and the soil. For generations, families have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its often-stubborn embrace through careful cultivation of crops and the patient tending of livestock. The echoes of past endeavours can still be felt in the weathered fence lines and the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses that dot the countryside, each bearing the quiet testament to resilience and a deep connection to place. While the pace of life in Erith is unhurried, a steady current of tradition flows through its days, a subtle acknowledgment of the history etched into its very fabric, a history that continues to inform the character of this enduring locality.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Erith, 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 Erith, in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Erith includes the postcode (5461), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Wakefield Regional Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Erith 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. |