Explore Roxby Downs, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Roxby Downs, 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 Roxby Downs, 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 Roxby Downs 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 Roxby Downs.
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 | Roxby Downs |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Municipal Council Of Roxby Downs |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -30.54272 |
| Longitude | 136.91196 |
| Population | 4,616 |
| Density | 29.6 /km² |
| Area | 155.8 km² |
| Elevation | 107 m |
| Postcode | 5725 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 513 km north-northwest |
Roxby Downs is a locality in the Municipal Council Of Roxby Downs local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 4,616. The locality covers an area of 155.8 km², giving a population density of about 29.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 107 m above sea level. It lies approximately 513 km north-northwest of Adelaide. Roxby Downs is located at 30.5427°S, 136.9120°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5725. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Roxby Downs, a settlement born of the earth’s deep secrets, lies under a sky that stretches, a vast, unblemished canvas of cerulean. It lies 482.5 km north-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 339°T), and is situated 26.2 km west-south-west of Andamooka. The surrounding landscape is a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, where hardy saltbush and native grasses cling tenaciously to the ancient, sun-baked earth. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of the vast, arid expanses that define this part of South Australia, and the light, particularly as day concedes to evening, has a peculiar translucence, softening the stark outlines of the land and lending a fleeting blush to the horizon. The terrain is largely flat, an immense, weathered plain that speaks of geological ages, punctuated only by the low, scrub-covered rises that offer scant relief from the sheer, sweeping openness.
This is a place fundamentally shaped by the riches hidden beneath its surface, a modern frontier forged by the relentless pursuit of copper and gold. The Olympic Dam mine, a colossal undertaking that dominates the local economy, has drawn a diverse population to Roxby Downs, creating a unique cultural blend of established mining families and transient workers. The town itself, planned and built with efficiency in mind, offers a stark contrast to the raw, untamed country that surrounds it. While agriculture plays a minor role in the broader region, here, the pulse of life beats to the rhythm of the mine’s operations. There are no ancient ruins or colonial homesteads to mark the passage of centuries, but rather the story of Roxby Downs is etched into the very earth, a testament to human ingenuity and the enduring allure of what lies buried, waiting to be brought to light.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Roxby Downs, 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 Roxby Downs, in the Municipal Council Of Roxby Downs local government area.
Detailed location data for Roxby Downs includes the postcode (5725), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Municipal Council Of Roxby Downs), 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 Roxby Downs 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. |