Marree Station, 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 Marree Station, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
| Locality | Marree Station |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -29.62292 |
| Longitude | 138.09965 |
| Area | 240.2 km² |
| Postcode | 5733 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 592 km north |
Marree Station is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 240.2 km². It lies approximately 592 km north of Adelaide. Marree Station is located at 29.6229°S, 138.0996°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5733. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Marree Station lies under a sky so vast and a sun so potent it seems to bake the very air into a shimmering haze. It lies 556.6 km north of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 9.0 km east-south-east of Marree. The landscape here is a study in muted ochres and rusts, a stark beauty where spinifex clumps cling tenaciously to the dry, cracking earth, and the occasional hardy acacia offers a splash of defiant green. Distant mesas, their edges softened by the relentless wind, stand as ancient sentinels against the horizon, their surfaces etched with the stories of millennia. The silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the breeze and the distant cry of a bird, a stillness that presses in, demanding an inward turning, a quiet contemplation of the immense, untamed country that stretches in every direction.
The history of Marree Station is intrinsically tied to the pulse of the Australian outback. For generations, it has been a vital hub for cattle grazing, the vast, unfenced paddocks stretching for hundreds of kilometres, shaping the lives and livelihoods of those who call this place home. It's a testament to resilience, a place where the pastoral industry, though challenged by the unforgiving climate, continues to thrive. Marree Station also holds a significant place in the annals of exploration and transport, once a crucial stop on the legendary Birdsville Track and a vital point on the Overland Telegraph Line, a lifeline of communication across a continent. The faint, ghost-like tracks of these past journeys are still discernible across the land, a subtle reminder of the travellers who braved this formidable terrain, their journeys now etched into the very character of Marree Station.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Marree Station, 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 Marree Station, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Marree Station includes the postcode (5733), 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 Marree Station 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. |