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South Australia Map

Every local government area, city and town in South Australia on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and local government areas above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a local government area to see its population, area and largest towns.

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Printable maps of South Australia

Free to print for class and home: South Australia with its cities and towns, a map of its local government areas, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.

South Australia map with cities

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South Australia local government areas map

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Blank map of South Australia

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About South Australia

South Australia has 71 local government areas and about 1,902,665 people (2025) on 984,231 km² (380,014 sq mi). Adelaide is both the capital and the largest city, with 1,245,011 people (2021). It borders New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and Northern Territory.

Onkaparinga is the most populous local government area (184,827 people) and Maralinga Tjarutja the least (102); Unincorporated SA is the largest by area (619,426 km²) and Walkerville the smallest (4 km²).

Largest cities in South Australia

The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 70 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.

#CityLocal government areaPopulation
1AdelaideAdelaide1,245,011
2GawlerGawler28,562
3Mount GambierMount Gambier26,734
4Mount BarkerMount Barker21,554
5WhyallaWhyalla20,880
6Murray BridgeMurray Bridge17,457
7Victor HarborVictor Harbor16,709
8Crafers - BridgewaterAdelaide Hills15,783
9Port LincolnPort Lincoln14,404
10Port PiriePort Pirie13,708
11Port AugustaPort Augusta12,788
12GoolwaAlexandrina8,756
13StrathalbynAlexandrina6,429
14NuriootpaBarossa6,204
15NaracoorteNaracoorte Lucindale5,223
16NairneMount Barker5,082
17MillicentWattle Range4,760
18RenmarkRenmark Paringa4,703
19KadinaCopper Coast4,666
20MoontaCopper Coast4,627
21TanundaBarossa4,394
22WallarooCopper Coast4,241
23BerriBerri Barmera4,143
24Angle ValePlayford4,088
25LoxtonLoxton Waikerie3,947

Local government area and state populations are the ABS's estimated resident population at 30 June 2025; town populations are 2021 Census counts for the ABS's urban centres and localities, so a city such as Adelaide includes its suburbs.

Local government areas of South Australia

All 71 local government areas. Select one to show it on the map.

Local government areas of South Australia. Select a column heading to sort; select a name to show it on the map.
City30,17316
Council42,875794
Council11,736932
Council31,4271,827
Local government area2,668102,348
Council26,817894
Council2,6881,590
Council10,758476
City48,25728
City58,82624
District Council3,7575,420
City130,84155
Council9,4671,892
District Council1,7715,019
District Council1,52678
District Council5,6278,833
Council16,601773
District Council1,0576,742
Council1,6624,070
District Council1,3672,756
Town27,56441
Regional Council4,1416,715
Local government area9,2231,898
City39,68314
Council5,2124,401
District Council1,0264,416
District Council1,0645,697
District Council2,4203,340
Regional Council17,3171,277
Council6,2684,721
District Council11,9717,764
Local government area102105,766
City101,22956
Council9,6746,272
City71,26776
District Council45,111595
City28,05734
District Council2,8613,423
Rural City23,5391,832
Council8,9304,520
Council4,6882,986
City40,84515
City184,827518
District Council8843,322
District Council1,7013,020
City115,790345
City143,02292
City14,4691,158
City15,06530
Regional Council17,6641,761
City23,4598
Council10,274916
District Council1,6211,092
Municipality4,089110
City151,019160
District Council2,0135,702
District Council2,2926,223
District Council7,0886,527
City105,12095
District Council2,9632,669
Unincorporated area3,001619,426
City40,73114
City17,457385
Regional Council6,9933,468
Local government area8,6734
Council12,3783,926
City66,54737
City21,7201,071
District Council1,1715,075
District Council6,299751
Council12,2425,900

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Sources

  • Local government areas: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), Local Government Areas 2025 (geo.abs.gov.au).
  • Populations: ABS, Estimated Resident Population at 30 June 2025, by local government area and state (Regional population; ABS Data API, ERP_LGA2025).
  • Council names: Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, Local Government Areas, published by Geoscience Australia (Digital Atlas of Australia).
  • Towns: ABS, Urban Centres and Localities 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), with their 2021 Census usual resident counts (Census 2021, table G01; ABS Data API, C21_G01_UCL).
  • Neighbouring states and territories: ABS, ASGS Edition 3, States and Territories 2021.
  • Highways: Geoscape Major Roads, published by Geoscience Australia (Digital Atlas of Australia): national and state highways.