Explore Parilla, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Parilla, 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 Parilla, 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 Parilla 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 Parilla.
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 | Parilla |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Southern Mallee Dc |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -35.33008 |
| Longitude | 140.69659 |
| Population | 205 |
| Density | 0.3 /km² |
| Area | 739.9 km² |
| Elevation | 107 m |
| Postcode | 5303 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 196 km east-southeast |
Parilla is a locality in the Southern Mallee Dc local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 205. The locality covers an area of 739.9 km², giving a population density of about 0.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 107 m above sea level. It lies approximately 196 km east-southeast of Adelaide. Parilla is located at 35.3301°S, 140.6966°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5303. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Parilla rests on a broad, sun-baked plain where the sky stretches an immense, unbroken blue. It lies 168.7 km east of Mount Barker, SA (from Mount Barker, SA: bearing 100°T), and is situated 22.3 km east-south-east of Lameroo. The land here is ochre and pale gold, a tapestry of dry grasses and resilient scrub that whispers secrets on the wind. Low, rounded hills, softened by millennia of weather, punctuate the horizon like sleeping giants, their contours etched by the slow, patient hand of erosion. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a subtle perfume of dust and sun-warmed earth, and the silence is a palpable presence, broken only by the distant call of a bird or the rustle of unseen creatures in the sparse vegetation. In the late afternoon, the light slants long and honeyed across the landscape, turning the subtle variations of the terrain into strokes of burnished copper and deep umber, a quiet artistry painted by the descending sun.
The story of Parilla is one of resilience, deeply rooted in the cultivation of the land that defines its character. For generations, this has been a place where wheat and barley have been coaxed from the earth, the seasons dictating the rhythm of life and labour. The local economy, though modest, is a testament to the enduring spirit of its farming families, whose livelihoods are inextricably linked to the capricious generosity of the rainfall and the vast, open fields. While not a hub of industry, Parilla’s strength lies in its quiet productivity, a steady contribution to the broader agricultural landscape of the region. The subtle hum of activity in the early morning, as tractors begin their work and the general store opens its doors, speaks of a community that understands the value of honest toil and neighbourly support, a distinct character forged by the immense, quiet expanse surrounding it.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Parilla, 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 Parilla, in the Southern Mallee Dc local government area.
Detailed location data for Parilla includes the postcode (5303), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Southern Mallee Dc), 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 Parilla 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. |