Explore Gilberton, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gilberton, 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 Gilberton, 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 Gilberton 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 Gilberton.
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 | Gilberton |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Corporation Of The Town Of Walkerville |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.90143 |
| Longitude | 138.61189 |
| Population | 1,442 |
| Density | 2325.8 /km² |
| Area | 0.6 km² |
| Elevation | 42 m |
| Postcode | 5081 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 3 km north-northeast |
Gilberton is a locality in The Corporation Of The Town Of Walkerville local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,442. The locality covers an area of 0.6 km², giving a population density of about 2325.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 42 m above sea level. It lies approximately 3 km north-northeast of Adelaide. Gilberton is located at 34.9014°S, 138.6119°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5081.
Gilberton rests on a broad, gently sloping plain where the Adelaide Hills begin to soften into the coastal lowlands, a landscape painted in muted ochres and dusty greens under a vast, pale blue sky. It lies 2.9 km north-north-east of Adelaide, SA (from Adelaide, SA: bearing 21°T), and is situated 13.0 km south of Parafield Gardens. The air here carries a dry, sun-warmed scent of eucalypt and dry grasses, a subtle perfume that clings to the low-slung buildings and the occasional hardy native shrub. The terrain, neither dramatically rugged nor perfectly flat, offers a sense of quiet openness, with distant hills shimmering in the heat haze and the land stretching out in an unbroken expanse towards the horizon. Even the small creek beds, often dry for much of the year, trace languid paths across the country, hinting at a deeper, unseen life beneath the surface.
The story of Gilberton is one of quiet resilience, its origins tied to the early pastoral leases that once dominated this region. While the land might seem austere now, it once supported vast sheep flocks, their wool a vital commodity that helped build fortunes and shape the early economy of the wider district. Today, the land around Gilberton is still worked, though the focus has shifted. Vineyards, their rows meticulously aligned, now carpet some of the gentler slopes, their vines drawing sustenance from the mineral-rich soil. This shift towards viticulture has brought a new character to the locality, a subtle elegance that contrasts with the rugged history of sheep farming. Visitors might notice the distinctive colour of the soil, a deep, almost terracotta hue in places, a reminder of the geological forces that shaped this corner of the state.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Gilberton, 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 Gilberton, in The Corporation Of The Town Of Walkerville local government area.
Detailed location data for Gilberton includes the postcode (5081), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Corporation Of The Town Of Walkerville), 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 Gilberton 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. |