Roxby Downs Station, 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 Roxby Downs Station, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
| Locality | Roxby Downs Station |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -30.62797 |
| Longitude | 136.70877 |
| Area | 1756.7 km² |
| Postcode | 5719 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 510 km north-northwest |
Roxby Downs Station is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 1756.7 km². It lies approximately 510 km north-northwest of Adelaide. Roxby Downs Station is located at 30.6280°S, 136.7088°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5719. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Roxby Downs Station exists as a starkly beautiful expanse where the earth’s ochre tones bleed into an endless sky. It lies 480.9 km north-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 336°T), and is situated 21.6 km west-south-west of Roxby Downs. The landscape here is a study in subtle gradients, a vast canvas painted with the muted colours of arid scrub, hardy saltbush, and the occasional resilient mulga tree standing sentinel against the sun’s unwavering gaze. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a distillation of sun-baked earth and the faint perfume of native wildflowers that bloom with tenacious grace after sparse rains. Distant mesas, their edges softened by the haze of heat, rise like ancient guardians, hinting at the immense geological forces that shaped this land, and the quality of light here, particularly as dusk settles, is a wonder – a slow burn of gold and rose that washes over the land, deepening the shadows and lending a profound stillness to the world.
The story of Roxby Downs Station is inextricably linked to the earth’s hidden riches and the hardy spirit of those who sought them. For millennia, this country was trod by Indigenous custodians, their connection to this land deep and enduring. Later, the pastoral leases were established, bringing sheep and cattle to graze the sparse but vital vegetation, a testament to the resilience of both the land and the people who worked it. Today, the pulse of Roxby Downs Station is strongly tied to the mining industry, a modern chapter written in the extraction of valuable minerals that lie beneath the surface, shaping the local economy and drawing a diverse population to this remote corner of the continent. This blend of ancient heritage and contemporary endeavour gives Roxby Downs Station a unique character, a place where the silence of the outback holds echoes of the past and the hum of progress.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Roxby Downs Station, 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 Roxby Downs Station, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Roxby Downs Station includes the postcode (5719), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Pastoral Unincorporated Area), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very 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 Roxby Downs Station 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. |