Stow, 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 Stow, in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Stow |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Wakefield Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.00778 |
| Longitude | 138.41341 |
| Population | 8 |
| Density | 0.2 /km² |
| Area | 50.3 km² |
| Elevation | 82 m |
| Postcode | 5461 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 104 km north |
Stow is a locality in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 8. The locality covers an area of 50.3 km², giving a population density of about 0.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 82 m above sea level. It lies approximately 104 km north of Adelaide. Stow is located at 34.0078°S, 138.4134°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5461. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Stow rests under a sky that can be a vast, pale blue canvas or a bruised, dramatic theatre of storm clouds, depending on the season. It lies 72.4 km north-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 335°T), and is situated 26.1 km south-west of Clare. The land here, a patchwork of ochre earth and muted green scrub, rolls with a quiet resilience, broken by the occasional stubborn stand of mallee scrub and the stark, elegant silhouette of a lone gum tree. Dust, fine as talcum powder, coats everything, a constant reminder of the dry air and the deep, slow breath of the country. The wind, when it comes, carries the scent of dry grasses and the distant, faint tang of salt from the coast, a whisper of the sea that feels both far off and intimately connected to the soul of this place.
The history of Stow is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered timber of old farmhouses and the faint tracks worn into the earth by generations of sheep and cattle. This was country tamed by grit and perseverance, where the local economy, for a long time, was tethered to the wool clip and the yield of hardy grain crops that fought for every drop of rain. Though the landscape speaks of a simpler time, a subtle hum of modern life now threads through Stow, with a small but vital agricultural cooperative anchoring its present and a burgeoning interest in niche tourism hinting at its future, drawing travellers seeking the raw, unvarnished beauty of the South Australian outback.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Stow, 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 Stow, in the Wakefield Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Stow includes the postcode (5461), 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 Stow 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. |