Explore Goolwa North, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Goolwa North, 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 Goolwa North, 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 Goolwa North 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 Goolwa North.
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 | Goolwa North |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Alexandrina Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.48421 |
| Longitude | 138.8135 |
| Population | 951 |
| Density | 120.4 /km² |
| Area | 7.9 km² |
| Elevation | 5 m |
| Postcode | 5214 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 65 km south-southeast |
Goolwa North is a locality in the Alexandrina Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 951. The locality covers an area of 7.9 km², giving a population density of about 120.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 5 m above sea level. It lies approximately 65 km south-southeast of Adelaide. Goolwa North is located at 35.4842°S, 138.8135°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5214. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Goolwa North rests where the mighty Murray River, a ribbon of ochre and jade, spills its ancient waters into the vast, salty expanse of the Southern Ocean. It lies 45.0 km south of Mount Barker, SA (from Mount Barker, SA: bearing 186°T), and is situated 4.1 km east of Goolwa. The air here is a complex perfume of brine, sun-baked earth, and the sweet, decaying scent of river reeds, a constant reminder of the dual nature of this land. Low-lying plains, a patchwork of sandy soils and hardy coastal scrub, stretch towards the horizon, broken only by the occasional cluster of salt-tolerant gums and the distant, shimmering mirage of the Coorong’s wetlands. The light, especially as afternoon deepens, casts a buttery glow across the landscape, softening the edges of the dunes and lending a quiet dignity to the weathered fences that delineate the sparse properties. It’s a place where the wind whispers tales of journeys both inland and out to sea, a constant companion that shapes the very character of Goolwa North.
The history of Goolwa North is inextricably linked to the river, a vital artery for trade and transport in days when paddle steamers were the kings of inland navigation. Before the highway was a whisper, this was a bustling hub, a gateway to the burgeoning agricultural lands of the Riverland, where grain and wool were loaded onto ships bound for the wider world. Evidence of this past lingers in the quiet lanes and the older, more resilient homesteads, their paint faded by relentless sun and salt spray. Today, the economy of Goolwa North is more subdued, leaning on the gentle ebb and flow of tourism drawn by the allure of the Coorong National Park and the promise of world-class fishing. The local shops, few but enduring, cater to a steady stream of visitors and the hardy residents who call this place home, their lives measured not by the ticking of clocks, but by the tides and the changing seasons.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Goolwa North, 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 Goolwa North, in the Alexandrina Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Goolwa North includes the postcode (5214), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Alexandrina 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 Goolwa North 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. |