Windsor, 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 Windsor, in the Adelaide Plains Council local government area.
| Locality | Windsor |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Adelaide Plains Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.40828 |
| Longitude | 138.30274 |
| Population | 168 |
| Density | 1.9 /km² |
| Area | 90.0 km² |
| Elevation | 16 m |
| Postcode | 5501 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 64 km north-northwest |
Windsor is a locality in the Adelaide Plains Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 168. The locality covers an area of 90.0 km², giving a population density of about 1.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 16 m above sea level. It lies approximately 64 km north-northwest of Adelaide. Windsor is located at 34.4083°S, 138.3027°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5501. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Windsor, a quiet settlement on the Adelaide Plains, breathes the dry, sun-warmed air of South Australia's agricultural heartland. It lies 45.7 km west-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 18.6 km west-north-west of Mallala. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and ochres, the land rolling gently towards the hazy blue line of distant hills. Broad paddocks, punctuated by the dark green sentinels of scattered gum trees, stretch as far as the eye can see, their cultivated surfaces hinting at the rich, dark soil beneath. The sky itself feels vast, an immense dome that shifts in colour from the pale cerulean of midday to a soft lavender as evening approaches, casting long, languid shadows across the fields.
The story of Windsor is written in the grain that has been coaxed from this fertile earth for generations. Originally surveyed in the mid-19th century, its fortunes have long been tied to the bounty of the land, with wheat and barley forming the backbone of its local economy. The solid, honest architecture of the older farmhouses and the modest shops along the main street speak of a practical, enduring spirit. There's a palpable sense of history here, a quiet continuity in the way the days unfold, marked by the rumble of trucks carrying the harvest and the low hum of tractors working the soil. While the wider world rushes on, Windsor remains a place where the rhythm of the seasons and the yield of the harvest still dictate the pulse of life.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Windsor, 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 Windsor, in the Adelaide Plains Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Windsor includes the postcode (5501), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Adelaide Plains 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 Windsor 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. |