Explore West Croydon, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Croydon, 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 West Croydon, 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 West Croydon 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 West Croydon.
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 | West Croydon |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of Charles Sturt |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -34.88896 |
| Longitude | 138.55904 |
| Population | 4,115 |
| Density | 2420.6 /km² |
| Area | 1.7 km² |
| Elevation | 17 m |
| Postcode | 5008 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 6 km northwest |
West Croydon is a locality in the City Of Charles Sturt local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 4,115. The locality covers an area of 1.7 km², giving a population density of about 2420.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 17 m above sea level. It lies approximately 6 km northwest of Adelaide. West Croydon is located at 34.8890°S, 138.5590°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5008.
West Croydon rests on a relatively flat expanse, the land stretching out with a gentle, almost imperceptible incline towards the distant coast, a subtle shift in the earth’s skin that speaks of ancient geological patience. It lies 5.6 km north-west of Adelaide, SA (from Adelaide, SA: bearing 317°T), and is situated 12.6 km south-south-west of Parafield Gardens. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, dry warmth, a testament to the sun’s long dominion, and the scattered gum trees, their silvery-green leaves rustling like hushed secrets, punctuate the broader landscape with a quiet, enduring presence. The streets themselves are laid out in a sensible grid, a human order imposed upon the land, and the houses, a mix of brick and rendered facades, often display gardens bursting with the vibrant colours of Australian natives and more common blooms, a cheerful defiance against the prevailing ochre tones of the soil.
The history of West Croydon is intertwined with the growth and development of the wider metropolitan area, its origins as a suburban expansion feeding into the burgeoning South Australian capital. Early land grants and subsequent subdivision transformed tracts of agricultural land into the residential streets that define West Croydon today, a steady evolution rather than a dramatic upheaval. The local economy, while now largely residential, retains echoes of its past, with small pockets of commercial activity serving the daily needs of its inhabitants, the hum of local businesses a familiar sound. There are no grand historical monuments here, but rather a more intimate narrative etched into the quiet streets and the lives of the families who have called West Croydon home for generations, a sense of continuity that pervades the everyday.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of West Croydon, 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 West Croydon, in the City Of Charles Sturt local government area.
Detailed location data for West Croydon includes the postcode (5008), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of Charles Sturt), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of 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 West Croydon 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. |