Explore Joanna, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Joanna, 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 Joanna, 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 Joanna 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 Joanna.
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 | Joanna |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Naracoorte Lucindale Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.10311 |
| Longitude | 140.88228 |
| Population | 86 |
| Density | 0.7 /km² |
| Area | 130.1 km² |
| Elevation | 70 m |
| Postcode | 5271 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 317 km southeast |
Joanna is a locality in the Naracoorte Lucindale Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 86. The locality covers an area of 130.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 70 m above sea level. It lies approximately 317 km southeast of Adelaide. Joanna is located at 37.1031°S, 140.8823°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5271. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Joanna lies on the edge of a broad, sun-drenched plain, where the land rolls with a quiet, persistent grace. It lies 80.9 km north of Mount Gambier, SA (from Mount Gambier, SA: bearing 6°T), and is situated 21.2 km south-east of Naracoorte. The sky here is a vast canvas, often painted in shades of pale blue or bruised lavender as the day matures, and the air carries the dry, clean scent of earth and distant eucalyptus. Fields of wheat, gold and ripe, stretch to horizons that seem to breathe with heat, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of solitary gum trees. The very texture of the land speaks of resilience, a gentle undulation that hints at ancient geological forces that have shaped this part of South Australia into something both stark and beautiful. The occasional shearer’s shed, weathered and silvered, stands as a testament to the enduring connection between people and this expansive country.
The story of Joanna is deeply entwined with the fertile, well-drained soils that have long supported its agricultural heart. Sheep grazing has been a cornerstone of the local economy for generations, the wool clip a vital commodity that has sustained families and fostered a sense of sturdy independence. While the vast fields dominate the visual landscape, the underlying geology also whispers of a time when subterranean waters played a more prominent role, a memory now held in the quiet depths of the earth. This is a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a place that quietly prospers through the honest labour of its inhabitants, each dawn bringing with it the familiar hum of tractors and the promise of another day’s work under the wide South Australian sky.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Joanna, 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 Joanna, in the Naracoorte Lucindale Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Joanna includes the postcode (5271), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Naracoorte Lucindale Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Joanna 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. |