Sunnyvale, 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 Sunnyvale, in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area.
| Locality | Sunnyvale |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Yorke Peninsula Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.16074 |
| Longitude | 137.83046 |
| Area | 94.0 km² |
| Postcode | 5552 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 111 km northwest |
Sunnyvale is a locality in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 94.0 km². It lies approximately 111 km northwest of Adelaide. Sunnyvale is located at 34.1607°S, 137.8305°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5552. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Sunnyvale rests low on the land, a collection of hardy buildings bleached by an unrelenting sun, facing the vast, pale blue of the Spencer Gulf. It lies 97.0 km west-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 300°T), and is situated 24.0 km south-south-east of Kadina. The air here carries the sharp tang of salt, a constant reminder of the sea's proximity, mingling with the dry, earthy scent of the scrub that crowds the edges of the settlement. Low, rounded hills, cloaked in ochre-coloured grasses and the skeletal grey-green of saltbush, frame the scene, their gentle slopes softening the starkness of the coastline. The light at dawn, a pale, pearly wash, slowly burns into a fierce, white glare by midday, before softening again in the afternoon to a warm, honeyed glow that seems to seep into the very stones of the older structures.
The story of Sunnyvale is etched in the weathered timbers of its few remaining fishing sheds and the rusting hulks of old farm machinery, remnants of a time when the land offered a more generous living. For generations, the sea has been both provider and adversary, its bounty of whiting and snapper sustaining families through lean years and the occasional fierce storm that lashes the shallow harbour. While the fishing fleet remains a vital pulse, the encroaching silence of empty paddocks hints at the challenges of modern agriculture in this dry, unforgiving climate, where wheat and barley have long been the stoic crops of survival. Today, a quiet resilience defines Sunnyvale, a character forged in the isolation and the simple, enduring beauty of this coastal fringe of the peninsula.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Sunnyvale, 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 Sunnyvale, in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Sunnyvale includes the postcode (5552), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Yorke Peninsula Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Sunnyvale 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. |