Whyalla Barson South Australia Map
Explore Whyalla Barson, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whyalla Barson, 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 | Whyalla Barson |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Corporation Of The City Of Whyalla |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -32.97492 |
| Longitude | 137.54268 |
| Area | 107.5 km² |
| Elevation | 15 m |
| Postcode | 5601 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 238 km north-northwest |
About Whyalla Barson, South Australia
Whyalla Barson is a locality in The Corporation Of The City Of Whyalla local government area of South Australia, Australia. The locality covers an area of 107.5 km². It sits at an elevation of around 15 m above sea level. It lies approximately 238 km north-northwest of Adelaide. Whyalla Barson is located at 32.9749°S, 137.5427°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5601. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Whyalla Barson lies at the edge of a vast, sun-bleached plain, where the ochre earth meets the restless blue of the Spencer Gulf. It lies 212.0 km north-north-west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 328°T), and is situated 5.8 km north of Whyalla Norrie. The air here carries a dry, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the land's deep, ancient heart, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, bleeds a raw, coppery hue across the low, scrubby vegetation that clings stubbornly to the sandy soil. The horizon is a hard, unwavering line, broken only by the occasional skeletal silhouette of a distant gum tree or the low-slung, functional architecture of the town itself, a collection of weathered structures that seem to have emerged organically from the very ground they occupy, their colours muted by the persistent sun and wind.
This stretch of coast has long been shaped by the ebb and flow of industry, a place where the raw bounty of the earth has been coaxed and wrestled into production. Historically, the economy of Whyalla Barson has been intrinsically tied to the extraction of minerals from the surrounding hills, the iron ore that gives the land its ruddy complexion. More recently, the harbour has become a focal point, a vital artery for the export of these resources and the import of goods, its waters often busy with the purposeful movement of large vessels. The rhythm of life in Whyalla Barson is dictated by the tides and the seasons, a steady, pragmatic pulse that reflects the resilience of a community built on the hard-won rewards of the land and sea.
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About This Whyalla Barson Map Page
This page provides a street and satellite map of Whyalla Barson, 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 Whyalla Barson, in The Corporation Of The City Of Whyalla local government area.
Detailed location data for Whyalla Barson includes the postcode (5601), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Corporation Of The City Of Whyalla), 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 Whyalla Barson 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. |
