Port Moorowie, 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 Port Moorowie, in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area.
| Locality | Port Moorowie |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Yorke Peninsula Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -35.10215 |
| Longitude | 137.52585 |
| Population | 58 |
| Density | 2.0 /km² |
| Area | 29.4 km² |
| Elevation | 11 m |
| Postcode | 5576 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 100 km west-southwest |
Port Moorowie is a locality in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 58. The locality covers an area of 29.4 km², giving a population density of about 2.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 11 m above sea level. It lies approximately 100 km west-southwest of Adelaide. Port Moorowie is located at 35.1022°S, 137.5258°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5576. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Port Moorowie breathes the steady cadence of the sea, its shores meeting the restless waters of Gulf St Vincent with a gentle sigh. It lies 91.2 km west of Morphett Vale, SA (from Morphett Vale, SA: bearing 271°T), and is situated 13.5 km south-south-west of Yorketown. The land here is a study in muted colours, a palette of ochre earth, pale green scrub, and the endless, shifting blue of the sky and ocean. Low, rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to coastal flats where the air carries the persistent tang of salt and sun-baked grass. The character of Port Moorowie is one of quiet endurance, a place where the elements have sculpted a subtle resilience into the very landscape. The light, particularly as the day wanes, washes over the coastline in hues of rose and gold, casting long shadows that soften the edges of the world.
The history of Port Moorowie is entwined with the pastoral ambitions of early settlers and the bounty of the sea. For generations, sheep have grazed the hardy coastal pastures, their wool a significant export from this part of the Yorke Peninsula. The small harbour, a modest indentation in the coastline, once facilitated the transport of goods, a vital link to the wider world for a community largely sustained by its own efforts. While farming remains a cornerstone of the local economy, a more recent shift towards tourism has begun to draw visitors seeking the unpretentious charm and coastal access that Port Moorowie offers. The rhythm of daily life here is dictated less by the hurried demands of urban centres and more by the ebb and flow of the tides and the slow turning of the agricultural year.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Port Moorowie, 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 Port Moorowie, in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Port Moorowie includes the postcode (5576), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Yorke Peninsula Council), 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 Port Moorowie 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. |