Riverton, 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 Riverton, in the Clare And Gilbert Valleys Council local government area.
| Locality | Riverton |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Clare And Gilbert Valleys Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.16711 |
| Longitude | 138.76928 |
| Population | 994 |
| Density | 6.5 /km² |
| Area | 154.0 km² |
| Elevation | 275 m |
| Postcode | 5412 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 86 km north |
Riverton is a locality in the Clare And Gilbert Valleys Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 994. The locality covers an area of 154.0 km², giving a population density of about 6.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 275 m above sea level. It lies approximately 86 km north of Adelaide. Riverton is located at 34.1671°S, 138.7693°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5412. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Riverton sits in the gentle, rolling country of the Mid North, where the earth is a rich ochre and the sky often a vast, unbroken blue. It lies 48.0 km north of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 3°T), and is situated 21.7 km north-west of Kapunda. The landscape here is a quiet unfolding of broad-acre farms and scattered stands of gum trees, their branches reaching like skeletal fingers against the horizon. The air carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and ripening grain, a fragrance that deepens as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, casting long, amber shadows across the fields. The terrain is not dramatic, but possesses a subtle, enduring beauty, a sense of patient cultivation and enduring resilience.
This is a place where history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered timbers of old farmhouses and the stoic silhouette of the grain silos. Riverton has long been a hub for agriculture, its economy intrinsically tied to the wheat and barley grown in the surrounding paddocks, a legacy that dates back to the early European settlement of the region. The fertile soils and reliable rainfall have sustained generations of farming families, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest. The local railway line, a vital artery in times past, still hints at the journeys of produce and people, a silent testament to the town's foundational role in connecting this fertile heartland to the wider world.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Riverton, 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 Riverton, in the Clare And Gilbert Valleys Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Riverton includes the postcode (5412), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Clare And Gilbert Valleys 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 Riverton 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. |