Explore Laura, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Laura, 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 Laura, 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 Laura 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 Laura.
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 | Laura |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Northern Areas Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.16517 |
| Longitude | 138.29569 |
| Population | 679 |
| Density | 6.1 /km² |
| Area | 110.7 km² |
| Elevation | 252 m |
| Postcode | 5480 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 198 km north |
Laura is a locality in the Northern Areas Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 679. The locality covers an area of 110.7 km², giving a population density of about 6.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 252 m above sea level. It lies approximately 198 km north of Adelaide. Laura is located at 33.1652°S, 138.2957°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5480. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Laura rests in a landscape of rolling plains, where the ochre-rich earth stretches towards a sky that often blazes with an intense, cloudless blue. It lies 164.7 km north-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 14.6 km north-north-west of Gladstone. The country here is a patchwork of cultivated fields, mostly wheat and barley, interspersed with grazing land where sheep are a common sight, their woolly forms dotting the gentle slopes. The air carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the subtle fragrance of native grasses that cling tenaciously to the verges. Small stands of gum trees, their bark peeling in papery strips, offer scant shade, their silhouettes stark against the horizon at sunset, when the light bleeds across the west in hues of apricot and lavender.
Laura's story is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of the Northern Areas, a place whose fortunes have historically been tied to the bounty of the land. Founded as a service centre for the surrounding farming communities, its economy still revolves around the grain harvest and livestock. The railway, though no longer the bustling hub it once was, remains a silent monument to a past when it was the lifeblood of this region, carrying produce to distant markets. Today, a quiet hum of activity pervades Laura, with local businesses serving the needs of residents and the occasional traveller seeking a respite. The annual Laura Folk Festival has become a notable event, drawing crowds who appreciate the simple beauty and the enduring spirit of this country locale.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Laura, 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 Laura, in the Northern Areas Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Laura includes the postcode (5480), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Northern Areas 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 Laura 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. |