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| Locality | Kangaroo Inn |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Wattle Range Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -37.34585 |
| Longitude | 140.21707 |
| Population | 3 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 22.1 km² |
| Elevation | 26 m |
| Postcode | 5280 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 306 km south-southeast |
Kangaroo Inn is a locality in the Wattle Range Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 3. The locality covers an area of 22.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 26 m above sea level. It lies approximately 306 km south-southeast of Adelaide. Kangaroo Inn is located at 37.3458°S, 140.2171°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5280. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Kangaroo Inn rests on a broad, gently sloping plain that stretches towards the distant, hazy blue of the Southern Ocean. It lies 73.0 km north-west of Mount Gambier, SA (from Mount Gambier, SA: bearing 317°T), and is situated 22.2 km east-north-east of Beachport. The landscape here is a subtle mosaic of ochre earth, where the rich, red soil hints at its agricultural bounty, and swathes of pale green pastureland, grazed by sheep whose wool gleams like spun moonlight under the expansive South Australian sky. The air carries a faint, dry perfume of eucalypts and sun-baked grasses, a scent that seems to deepen as the day wears on, imbuing the very stillness with a quiet, earthy resonance. Occasional stands of native trees, mostly she-oaks with their cascading, needle-like foliage, punctuate the open expanses, their silhouettes sharp against the vast canvas of the heavens.
The history of Kangaroo Inn is deeply entwined with the fertile lands that surround it, a place where pioneering spirit met the enduring challenges of agriculture. For generations, the economy has been shaped by the reliable cycles of wheat and wool, the golden grain and the soft fleece forming the bedrock of the local livelihood. While the immediate vicinity is primarily agricultural, the proximity to the coast, a mere stone's throw away, subtly influences the character of Kangaroo Inn, lending a certain elemental quality to its everyday life. Visitors might notice the robust, no-nonsense architecture of the older buildings, a testament to practicality and resilience, standing stoically against the elements and the passage of time.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Kangaroo Inn, 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 Kangaroo Inn, in the Wattle Range Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Kangaroo Inn includes the postcode (5280), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Wattle Range 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.
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 Kangaroo Inn is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 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. |