Pinery, 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 Pinery, in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Pinery |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Wakefield Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.30405 |
| Longitude | 138.43306 |
| Population | 104 |
| Density | 1.1 /km² |
| Area | 98.0 km² |
| Elevation | 47 m |
| Postcode | 5460 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 71 km north-northwest |
Pinery is a locality in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 104. The locality covers an area of 98.0 km², giving a population density of about 1.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 47 m above sea level. It lies approximately 71 km north-northwest of Adelaide. Pinery is located at 34.3040°S, 138.4331°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5460. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Pinery rests under a wide, luminous sky, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, almost sighing, character. It lies 43.4 km north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 319°T), and is situated 17.7 km south of Balaklava. The terrain here is a mosaic of ochre earth and muted greens, a landscape shaped by the persistent caress of wind and sun. Low-lying scrub, hardy and resilient, clings to the soil, interspersed with the occasional stoic gum tree, its branches reaching towards the vast expanse overhead. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a hint of dust and distant wild herbs, and the light itself seems to soften and deepen as the day draws to a close, casting long, languid shadows across the paddocks.
The story of Pinery is closely tied to the fertile plains and the enterprise of those who have worked this land. Historically, agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, with broadacre farming, particularly the cultivation of cereals like wheat and barley, dominating the local landscape. The grain silos, silent sentinels against the horizon, stand as enduring symbols of this agricultural heritage, a testament to the generations who have sown and reaped. While the exact details of its founding are etched into the broader narrative of South Australian settlement, Pinery has always been a place where hard work and a connection to the soil define its character, a quiet continuation of a rural way of life that has seen the ebb and flow of seasons and markets.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Pinery, 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 Pinery, in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Pinery includes the postcode (5460), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Wakefield Regional Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner 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 Pinery 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. |