Explore Evanston, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Evanston, 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 Evanston, 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 Evanston 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 Evanston.
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 | Evanston |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Town Of Gawler |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.61951 |
| Longitude | 138.73489 |
| Population | 2,245 |
| Density | 860.2 /km² |
| Area | 2.6 km² |
| Elevation | 54 m |
| Postcode | 5116 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 36 km north-northeast |
Evanston is a locality in the Town Of Gawler local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2,245. The locality covers an area of 2.6 km², giving a population density of about 860.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 54 m above sea level. It lies approximately 36 km north-northeast of Adelaide. Evanston is located at 34.6195°S, 138.7349°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5116.
Evanston lies cradled by the gentle slopes that lead towards the Barossa Valley's northern edge, a landscape painted in broad strokes of ochre earth and the muted greens of dry grassland. It lies 2.5 km south-south-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 200°T), and is situated 9.3 km north-north-east of Craigmore. Here, the air often carries a dry, earthy scent, a promise of sun-baked soil, and the sky overhead can stretch into an endless, pale blue canvas. Scattered gums, their bark peeling in papery scrolls, punctuate the paddocks, offering a sparse but enduring shade. The terrain, deceptively smooth from a distance, reveals subtle dips and rises up close, hinting at the ancient geological forces that shaped this country, and the light at dawn and dusk often bathes the land in a soft, golden luminescence that seems to hold the very essence of stillness.
The history of Evanston is deeply entwined with the agricultural vigour of the region, its early days marked by the hopeful turning of soil and the establishment of hardy farming ventures. While the grander vineyards of its famous neighbours often steal the spotlight, Evanston itself contributes to the local economy through its own blend of broadacre farming and grazing, the sustenance of livestock a quiet but constant hum beneath the surface of everyday life. Many of the older homesteads, their stonework weathered by decades of sun and wind, stand as silent witnesses to the tenacity of those who first settled this land, their stories whispered on the breeze that rustles through the dry stalks of harvested crops. The distinctive character of Evanston is not one of bustling crowds, but of a more considered pace, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the flow of life and a deep connection to the land is palpable in the quiet routines of its residents.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Evanston, 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 Evanston, in the Town Of Gawler local government area.
Detailed location data for Evanston includes the postcode (5116), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Town Of Gawler), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 Evanston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | September 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. |