Explore Hindmarsh Island, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hindmarsh Island, 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 Hindmarsh Island, 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 Hindmarsh Island 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 Hindmarsh Island.
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 | Hindmarsh Island |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Alexandrina Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.52138 |
| Longitude | 138.88375 |
| Population | 1,341 |
| Density | 20.1 /km² |
| Area | 66.8 km² |
| Elevation | 25 m |
| Postcode | 5214 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 71 km south-southeast |
Hindmarsh Island is a locality in the Alexandrina Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,341. The locality covers an area of 66.8 km², giving a population density of about 20.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 25 m above sea level. It lies approximately 71 km south-southeast of Adelaide. Hindmarsh Island is located at 35.5214°S, 138.8837°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5214. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Hindmarsh Island is a land shaped by the embrace of two great rivers, its shores a mosaic of sandy beaches and mangrove-lined channels. It lies 48.9 km south of Mount Barker, SA (from Mount Barker, SA: bearing 178°T), and is situated 11.0 km east-south-east of Goolwa. The air here carries a distinctive salinity, a whisper of the nearby ocean mingling with the earthy scent of saltmarsh and the sweet perfume of coastal wattles. Low, rolling dunes, softened by hardy grasses, give way to flatter plains where the land, rich and dark, yields to cultivation. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a golden hue across the water, turning the reeds along the banks into shimmering curtains of emerald and bronze. The quietude is profound, broken only by the distant cry of a seabird or the gentle lapping of water against a hull, a sound that speaks of the island's intrinsic connection to its aquatic environment.
This island, a vital part of the Alexandrina Council, has a history deeply intertwined with the Murray River and the waters that shape its existence. Once a significant site for Indigenous Australians, it later became a focus for European settlement, its fertile lands attracting farmers and graziers. The economy of Hindmarsh Island has long been tied to the bounty of the land and the river, with agriculture, particularly the growing of potatoes and other vegetables, playing a crucial role. More recently, tourism has blossomed, drawn by the island's natural beauty, its opportunities for boating and fishing, and its proximity to the gateway towns of Goolwa and Victor Harbor. The iconic Hindmarsh Island Bridge, a modern marvel connecting the island to the mainland, symbolises this evolving connection, bridging the past with the present and facilitating the flow of people and produce.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Hindmarsh Island, 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 Hindmarsh Island, in the Alexandrina Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Hindmarsh Island 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 Hindmarsh Island 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. |