Yacka, 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 Yacka, in the Northern Areas Council local government area.
| Locality | Yacka |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Northern Areas Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.56354 |
| Longitude | 138.47747 |
| Population | 124 |
| Density | 0.7 /km² |
| Area | 180.8 km² |
| Elevation | 168 m |
| Postcode | 5470 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 152 km north |
Yacka is a locality in the Northern Areas Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 124. The locality covers an area of 180.8 km², giving a population density of about 0.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 168 m above sea level. It lies approximately 152 km north of Adelaide. Yacka is located at 33.5635°S, 138.4775°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5470. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Yacka rests in a country where the land breathes open, a place of wide horizons and a sky that stretches with an almost audacious blue. It lies 117.7 km north-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 348°T), and is situated 33.2 km north-north-west of Clare. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes, where the earth rolls away in shades of ochre and muted green, punctuated by the silver-green of eucalyptus trees. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, hinting at sun-baked earth and the distant promise of rain. Life in Yacka unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a quietude that allows the details of the landscape to impress themselves upon the senses.
This is a landscape shaped by the enduring rhythm of agriculture, where wheat and barley have long been the golden threads in the fabric of Yacka's economy. The rich, fertile plains have sustained generations, their bounty gathered and sent forth to nourish a wider world. Echoes of earlier times, when the land was first tamed by hardy settlers, are whispered in the weathered timber of old farmhouses and the straight, purposeful lines of fences stretching across the paddocks. While the primary focus remains on broadacre farming, the resilience of Yacka is evident in the diversification of its agricultural pursuits, a constant adaptation to the land's generous but sometimes challenging nature.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Yacka, 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 Yacka, in the Northern Areas Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Yacka includes the postcode (5470), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Northern Areas 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 Yacka 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. |