Rockleigh South Australia Map
Explore Rockleigh, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rockleigh, 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.
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| Locality | Rockleigh |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Rural City Of Murray Bridge |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.00031 |
| Longitude | 139.10272 |
| Population | 252 |
| Density | 1.4 /km² |
| Area | 177.2 km² |
| Elevation | 187 m |
| Postcode | 5254 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 46 km east |
About Rockleigh, South Australia
Rockleigh is a locality in The Rural City Of Murray Bridge local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 252. The locality covers an area of 177.2 km², giving a population density of about 1.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 187 m above sea level. It lies approximately 46 km east of Adelaide. Rockleigh is located at 35.0003°S, 139.1027°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5254. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Rockleigh lies in a landscape that breathes the dry, sun-warmed air of the Murraylands, its terrain a gentle undulation of pale ochre earth interspersed with hardy native scrub. It lies 23.4 km east-north-east of Mount Barker, SA (from Mount Barker, SA: bearing 67°T), and is situated 12.0 km north-east of Kanmantoo. The sky above is a vast, often startlingly blue canvas, a stage for clouds that drift like slow, white ships, casting fleeting shadows across the paddocks. Eucalyptus trees, their bark peeling in papery curls, punctuate the horizon, their silver-green leaves rustling with a sound like distant water, a constant murmur against the immense stillness. The light here possesses a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of fences and the weathered timber of farmhouses, and at dusk, it bleeds into the west, painting the western sky with hues of apricot and rose that linger long after the sun has dipped below the land’s soft curve.
The economic sinews of Rockleigh are woven from the soil, a legacy of agricultural endeavour that has shaped its character over generations. For many years, the rich loam has yielded its bounty in the form of wheat and barley, crops that have defined the seasons and the rhythm of life for its inhabitants. This pastoral heritage is evident in the sturdy farmhouses and the quiet diligence of those who still work the land, their lives tied to the turning of the earth. While the broader Rural City of Murray Bridge offers a gateway to the river trade and burgeoning tourism, Rockleigh itself retains a more introspective feel, a place where the past is not so much a distant memory as a quiet companion, present in the enduring patterns of the countryside and the unhurried pace of its days.
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About This Rockleigh Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Rockleigh, 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 Rockleigh, in The Rural City Of Murray Bridge local government area.
Detailed location data for Rockleigh includes the postcode (5254), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Rural City Of Murray Bridge), 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 Rockleigh 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. |
