Innamincka, South Australia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Innamincka, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
| Locality | Innamincka |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -27.63265 |
| Longitude | 140.57459 |
| Population | 149 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 13742.4 km² |
| Elevation | 58 m |
| Postcode | 5731 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 833 km north-northeast |
Innamincka is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 149. The locality covers an area of 13742.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 58 m above sea level. It lies approximately 833 km north-northeast of Adelaide. Innamincka is located at 27.6327°S, 140.5746°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5731. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Innamincka lies at the edge of the wild, a scattering of buildings bleached by the relentless sun, where the earth itself seems to breathe dust. It lies 746.4 km north-north-west of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 348°T), and is situated 133.8 km west-south-west of Durham. The landscape around Innamincka is a study in ochre and rust, a vast, flat expanse punctuated by low, scrub-covered rises and the occasional hardy mulga tree, its branches reaching like skeletal fingers towards a sky that stretches to infinity. The air here is dry and carries the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and distant spinifex, a perfume of the deep outback. Even the light seems different, sharpening the edges of the world during the day and softening them into a haze of rose and violet as dusk descends, painting the sky with a grandeur that humbles the soul.
This remote outpost, historically a vital stopping point for drovers and travellers traversing the vast distances of the Cooper Creek basin, carries the echoes of a frontier past. The local economy, once driven by the hardy sheep and cattle grazing industries that carved a precarious living from this arid land, now also relies on the trickle of tourists drawn to the stark beauty of the surrounding desert and the compelling history of the Innamincka region. The Cooper Creek itself, a capricious waterway that can transform from a dry, cracked bed into a life-giving artery after infrequent rains, remains a central character in the story of Innamincka, its floods and droughts shaping the fortunes and resilience of all who call this place home.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Innamincka, South Australia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Innamincka, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Innamincka includes the postcode (5731), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Pastoral Unincorporated Area), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
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 Innamincka is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |