North Yelta, 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 North Yelta, in the Copper Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | North Yelta |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Copper Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.06229 |
| Longitude | 137.63283 |
| Population | 19 |
| Density | 8.8 /km² |
| Area | 2.1 km² |
| Elevation | 46 m |
| Postcode | 5558 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 131 km northwest |
North Yelta is a locality in the Copper Coast Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 19. The locality covers an area of 2.1 km², giving a population density of about 8.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 46 m above sea level. It lies approximately 131 km northwest of Adelaide. North Yelta is located at 34.0623°S, 137.6328°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5558. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
North Yelta breathes the crisp, briny air of the Copper Coast, a place where the land rolls gently towards the vast, indifferent ocean. It lies 118.2 km west-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 300°T), and is situated 13.6 km south of Wallaroo. The terrain here is a study in muted colours; ochre earth, scrubby green saltbush, and the pale, sun-bleached bones of weathered fences. Low, rounded hills, sculpted by millennia of wind and rain, give way to coastal flats that shimmer in the heat haze of an austral summer. The sky above North Yelta is a boundless canvas, shifting from the piercing blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, casting long, dramatic shadows across the landscape. A quiet stillness often pervades, broken only by the distant cry of gulls and the whisper of wind through sparse vegetation.
This coastal stretch of the Copper Coast Council carries the echoes of a rich mining past, a legacy etched into the very character of North Yelta. While the great copper rushes of yesteryear have long subsided, the spirit of industry persists, now more gently in the form of agriculture and burgeoning tourism. Sheep graze on hardy pastures, their wool a soft counterpoint to the rougher textures of the land, and the nearby waters offer a modest bounty to local fishermen. The coastline itself is a rugged beauty, dotted with small, often deserted, beaches where the relentless surf carves intricate patterns into the sand and the air hums with a low, resonant power. North Yelta, though small, holds a deep connection to the elemental forces of land and sea, a place where the present is always in quiet conversation with the past.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of North Yelta, 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 North Yelta, in the Copper Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for North Yelta includes the postcode (5558), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Copper Coast 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 North Yelta 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. |