Drik Drik, Victoria — 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 Drik Drik, in the Glenelg Shire local government area.
| Locality | Drik Drik |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Glenelg Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -38.00856 |
| Longitude | 141.2852 |
| Population | 41 |
| Density | 0.4 /km² |
| Area | 100.1 km² |
| Elevation | 62 m |
| Postcode | 3304 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 323 km west |
Drik Drik is a locality in the Glenelg Shire local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 41. The locality covers an area of 100.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 62 m above sea level. It lies approximately 323 km west of Melbourne. Drik Drik is located at 38.0086°S, 141.2852°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3304. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Drik Drik lies in a landscape of gentle, rolling country, where the earth rises and falls with a quiet persistence. It lies 48.5 km east-south-east of Mount Gambier, SA (from Mount Gambier, SA: bearing 115°T), and is situated 33.1 km west-north-west of Heywood. The paddocks, stitched together by the dark lines of fences, display a patchwork of green and gold, depending on the season's whim. Here, the air carries the dry scent of eucalyptus leaves and the faint, ever-present aroma of livestock. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-grey skies, seems to spill across the land in broad, diffused washes, softening the edges of the distant treelines. The very ground underfoot feels ancient, a testament to the slow work of wind and rain over countless years.
The history of Drik Drik is largely written in the soil, a story of pastoral pursuits and hardy pioneers. Early settlers arrived seeking good grazing land, and the sheep and cattle industries remain the quiet engine of the local economy, their wool and meat finding markets far from these unassuming fields. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring presence of the farms and the resilience of the people speak volumes. The land itself, shaped by the slow meander of small creeks that feed into larger waterways, offers a subtle beauty, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the needs of the animals.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Drik Drik, Victoria 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 Drik Drik, in the Glenelg Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Drik Drik includes the postcode (3304), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Glenelg Shire), 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 Drik Drik 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. |