Parcoola South Australia Map
Explore Parcoola, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Parcoola, SA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
Interactive Map of Parcoola, South Australia
How to Use This Parcoola, South Australia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Parcoola, South Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Locality | Parcoola |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -33.64908 |
| Longitude | 140.10237 |
| Area | 277.1 km² |
| Postcode | 5417 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 198 km northeast |
About Parcoola, South Australia
Parcoola is a locality in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 277.1 km². It lies approximately 198 km northeast of Adelaide. Parcoola is located at 33.6491°S, 140.1024°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5417. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Parcoola rests in a landscape painted with the muted ochres and soft greens of the semi-arid plains, where hardy saltbush and bluebush cling to the earth, their silver-grey leaves catching the dry wind. It lies 163.6 km north-east of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 50°T), and is situated 57.8 km north-north-east of Cadell. The sky here is an immense dome, often a startling, cloudless blue that can bleach the colour from the world at midday, but as dusk approaches, it softens into bruised purples and fiery oranges that spill across the horizon, casting long, dancing shadows from the scattered cypress pines. The air itself carries a dry, mineral scent, a subtle perfume of baked earth and the distant whisper of eucalyptus, and the silence, when it falls, is profound, broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures or the lonely call of a bird.
The story of Parcoola is etched into the land by the enduring spirit of those who sought a living from its sometimes-generous, often-challenging embrace. For generations, the economy here has been tethered to the wool of Merino sheep, their fleeces a testament to careful husbandry against the elements, and the grazing of cattle on the sparse but resilient pastures. Old shearing sheds, weathered timber giants, stand as silent sentinels to a bygone era, their corrugated iron roofs catching the sunlight like ancient coins. While large-scale mining has passed Parcoola by, the faint echoes of prospectors searching for mineral wealth are woven into local lore, and the primary connection to the wider world remains the quiet hum of agricultural machinery and the slow progress of trucks laden with grain from neighbouring districts.
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About This Parcoola Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Parcoola, South Australia. 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 Parcoola, in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area local government area.
Detailed location data for Parcoola includes the postcode (5417), 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 Parcoola is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | August 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. |
