Oakvale 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 Oakvale Station, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
| Locality | Oakvale Station |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -32.92996 |
| Longitude | 140.82801 |
| Area | 786.1 km² |
| Postcode | 5417 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 303 km northeast |
Oakvale Station is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 786.1 km². It lies approximately 303 km northeast of Adelaide. Oakvale Station is located at 32.9300°S, 140.8280°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5417. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Oakvale Station unfolds across a vast expanse of ochre earth, a landscape sculpted by the relentless sun and the whisper of ancient winds. It lies 187.0 km north-west of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 319°T), and is situated 94.0 km south-west of Broken Hill. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, rising and falling in broad, sweeping undulations that stretch towards a horizon often softened by a haze of heat. Sparse, hardy vegetation clings to the soil – tough spinifex grasses that shimmer with a silvery sheen in the midday light, interspersed with the skeletal branches of mulga and acacia trees, their forms etched against the impossibly blue sky. The air carries a dry, clean scent, a potent mix of dust, parched earth, and the faint, sweet fragrance of distant wildflowers that bloom with surprising tenacity after a rare rainfall. Silence here is not an absence of sound, but a presence, broken only by the buzz of insects, the distant cry of a wedge-tailed eagle, or the soft crunch of boots on the parched ground.
The story of Oakvale Station is deeply entwined with the pastoral legacy of this region, a history forged by those who sought to tame this rugged country for sheep and cattle. For generations, families have worked this land, their lives dictated by the seasons and the capricious nature of the Australian climate. The local economy, though modest, remains tethered to the enduring strength of grazing, with the station itself a significant contributor to the livelihoods of those who call it home. Evidence of its past can be glimpsed in the weathered timber of old shearing sheds, their corrugated iron roofs singing a low hum in the breeze, and in the faint tracks of long-gone droving routes that crisscross the land, ghosts of a more arduous era. The sheer scale of Oakvale Station is a constant reminder of the country’s vastness, a place where the sky feels immense and the land stretches out, seemingly without end.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Oakvale 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 Oakvale Station, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Oakvale Station includes the postcode (5417), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Pastoral Unincorporated Area), with an ABS remoteness classification of 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 Oakvale 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. |