Explore Kielpa, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kielpa, 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 Kielpa, 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 Kielpa 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 Kielpa.
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 | Kielpa |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Dc Of Cleve |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -33.57624 |
| Longitude | 136.18456 |
| Population | 71 |
| Density | 0.2 /km² |
| Area | 357.1 km² |
| Elevation | 148 m |
| Postcode | 5642 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 268 km west-northwest |
Kielpa is a locality in The Dc Of Cleve local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 71. The locality covers an area of 357.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 148 m above sea level. It lies approximately 268 km west-northwest of Adelaide. Kielpa is located at 33.5762°S, 136.1846°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5642. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Kielpa lies sprawled beneath a sky that often stretches to an impossibly vast blue, a place where the land itself seems to breathe in slow, measured sighs. It lies 261.7 km west-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 34.2 km west-north-west of Cleve. The terrain here is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a gentle rolling country where sheep graze on sparse, sun-bleached pastures. Fence lines, stark and straight, cut across the landscape like determined scars, marking out the boundaries of properties that have been worked for generations. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the subtle perfume of saltbush and the faint, earthy aroma of well-tilled soil, a scent that clings to everything like a second skin. The light at dusk is a painter's dream, softening the harsh edges of the day and casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch and distort the familiar contours of the hills.
The history of Kielpa is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring rhythm of its economy. Primarily a farming district, the land here has yielded wheat and barley for decades, the golden grain a testament to the hardiness of those who first settled this country. The grain silos, blunt sentinels against the horizon, are the silent witnesses to countless harvests, a visible pulse of the local prosperity. Life in Kielpa moves at its own pace, unhurried by the demands of larger centres, a character that has been shaped by the isolation and the deep connection to the land. While not a place of bustling tourism, the quietude itself is a draw for those seeking respite, a chance to feel the solid, unyielding nature of the earth beneath their feet and to witness the stark beauty of a landscape that asks for little but offers a profound sense of peace.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Kielpa, 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 Kielpa, in The Dc Of Cleve local government area.
Detailed location data for Kielpa includes the postcode (5642), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Dc Of Cleve), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote 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 Kielpa 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. |