Zadows Landing, 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 Zadows Landing, in the Mid Murray Council local government area.
| Locality | Zadows Landing |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Mid Murray Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.96874 |
| Longitude | 139.29395 |
| Population | 24 |
| Density | 82.8 /km² |
| Area | 0.3 km² |
| Elevation | 17 m |
| Postcode | 5254 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 63 km east |
Zadows Landing is a locality in the Mid Murray Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 24. The locality covers an area of 0.3 km², giving a population density of about 82.8 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 17 m above sea level. It lies approximately 63 km east of Adelaide. Zadows Landing is located at 34.9687°S, 139.2939°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5254. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Zadows Landing unfurls along the wide, slow-moving embrace of the River Murray, its character etched by the ochre-tinted water and the vast, pale sky. It lies 41.0 km east-north-east of Mount Barker, SA (from Mount Barker, SA: bearing 72°T), and is situated 13.5 km south-south-west of Mannum. The landscape here is a study in muted colours: gum trees, their bark peeling like ancient parchment, stand sentinel along the riverbanks, their sparse foliage offering little shade against the persistent sun. The land rises gently away from the water, a mosaic of dry grasses and hardy scrub, punctuated by the occasional weathered fence line hinting at past aspirations. A profound stillness often settles over Zadows Landing, broken only by the distant hum of a boat or the cry of a lone ibis, and in the late afternoon, the light takes on a buttery quality, softening the edges of the world and lending a quiet luminescence to the dust motes dancing in the air.
The history of Zadows Landing is inextricably tied to the lifeblood of the river, a place where generations have drawn sustenance and navigated their lives. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile alluvial plains, established farms that still form the backbone of the local economy, producing a bounty of fruit and vegetables that find their way to markets further afield. The river itself, once a highway for paddle steamers and a vital artery for trade, now offers a more leisurely pace, attracting visitors seeking the solace of its waters for fishing and watersports. Old sheds, their corrugated iron roofs rusted to a warm, earthy hue, stand as quiet monuments to the hard work and resilience of those who carved a life from this land, and the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening citrus from the neighbouring orchards.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Zadows Landing, 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 Zadows Landing, in the Mid Murray Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Zadows Landing includes the postcode (5254), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Mid Murray 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 Zadows Landing 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. |