Explore Halbury, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Halbury, 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 Halbury, 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 Halbury 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 Halbury.
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 | Halbury |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Wakefield Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.10725 |
| Longitude | 138.54402 |
| Population | 199 |
| Density | 1.2 /km² |
| Area | 160.5 km² |
| Elevation | 132 m |
| Postcode | 5461 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 92 km north |
Halbury is a locality in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 199. The locality covers an area of 160.5 km², giving a population density of about 1.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 132 m above sea level. It lies approximately 92 km north of Adelaide. Halbury is located at 34.1073°S, 138.5440°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5461. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Halbury rests on a broad, sun-baked plain, where the land stretches out in an almost unbroken sweep, punctuated only by the distant, hazy outlines of low hills. It lies 57.6 km north-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 341°T), and is situated 11.5 km east-north-east of Balaklava. The earth itself, a rich ochre, seems to absorb the fierce glare of the Australian sun, radiating a subtle warmth long after twilight begins to bleed across the sky. Sparse, hardy scrub clings to the ground, its muted greens and browns a testament to the relentless elements, while the air, dry and carrying the faint scent of dust and sun-baked grass, hums with an almost palpable stillness. The sky above is an immense canvas, often a brilliant, cloudless blue during the day, transforming into a breathtaking spectacle of fading light and emerging stars as evening descends.
The character of Halbury is etched by its agricultural heritage, a story of resilience and quiet perseverance against the often-unforgiving landscape. For generations, this land has been shaped by the cultivation of wheat and barley, the golden waves of ripening grain a familiar sight in the warmer months, their scent a sweet, pervasive perfume on the breeze. The local economy, though modest, is deeply rooted in the soil, with farmers and graziers forming the backbone of the community, their lives dictated by the seasons and the capricious nature of rainfall. While not a place of grand monuments, Halbury possesses a quiet dignity, its simple structures and open spaces reflecting a history of hard work and the enduring spirit of those who have made their home here. The sense of isolation, once a defining feature, is now tempered by the steady hum of machinery and the occasional rumble of trucks, a quiet testament to the ongoing efforts to coax prosperity from this ancient earth.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Halbury, 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 Halbury, in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Halbury 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 Halbury 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. |