Yarramba, 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 Yarramba, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
| Locality | Yarramba |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -31.59561 |
| Longitude | 140.62237 |
| Area | 473.1 km² |
| Postcode | 5440 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 416 km north-northeast |
Yarramba is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 473.1 km². It lies approximately 416 km north-northeast of Adelaide. Yarramba is located at 31.5956°S, 140.6224°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5440. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Yarramba exists as a quiet assertion against the vastness of the South Australian outback, a scattering of buildings clinging to the ochre earth under a sky that stretches to forever. It lies 323.3 km north-north-west of Mildura, VIC (from Mildura, VIC: bearing 334°T), and is situated 54.2 km west-north-west of Silverton. The land here is a study in muted tones – pale grasses bleached by the sun, the dusty grey-green of saltbush, and the endless expanse of pale blue overhead, broken only by the occasional stark silhouette of a hardy mulga tree. The air, when it moves, carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, mineral tang of distant, unseen watercourses. Even at midday, a profound stillness settles over Yarramba, a silence broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the low hum of a passing vehicle, each sound amplified by the immense quiet.
This locality, once traversed by Indigenous peoples for millennia, later found its purpose in the hardy pursuits of pastoralism. Sheep and cattle are the lifeblood of Yarramba, their wool and meat finding their way to markets far beyond the horizon. The economy is a lean, determined thing, built on resilience and the unwavering commitment of its inhabitants to coaxing a living from this unforgiving, yet strangely beautiful, terrain. The history of Yarramba is written not in grand monuments, but in the weathered fences, the sturdy homesteads that have withstood countless seasons, and the quiet pride of those who call this remote corner of the world home. The quality of light at dusk here is particularly arresting, casting long, indigo shadows and painting the sky in hues of rose and burnt orange, a fleeting, spectacular farewell to the day.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Yarramba, 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 Yarramba, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Yarramba includes the postcode (5440), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Pastoral Unincorporated Area), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote 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 Yarramba 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. |