Map of Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide is the administrative centre of South Australia, Australia, with a population of about 1,469,163. It lies at 34.9287°S, 138.5986°E. Adelaide is about 958 km (595 mi) west of Canberra, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Adelaide Hills, 10 km to the east.
Adelaide at a glance
Country
Region
South Australia
Population
1,469,163GeoNames
Coordinates
-34.9287, 138.598634°55′43″S 138°35′55″E
Time zone
Australia/AdelaideUTC+10:30 / UTC+09:30 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Canberra
958 km (595 mi)
Where is Adelaide?
- The 5th largest city in Australia by recorded population.
- Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).
Cities near Adelaide
- Adelaide Hills — 10 km east
- Mildura — 337 km east
- Bendigo — 551 km southeast
- Ballarat — 555 km southeast
- Geelong — 627 km southeast
- St Albans — 637 km southeast
- Melbourne — 654 km southeast
- Frankston East — 684 km southeast
- Wodonga — 762 km east
- Launceston — 1039 km southeast
Largest cities in South Australia
- Adelaide Hills — 72,260
Largest cities in Australia
- Sydney — 5,638,830
- Melbourne — 5,435,590
- Brisbane — 2,780,063
- Perth — 2,384,371
- Gold Coast — 640,778
- Newcastle — 508,437
- Sunshine Coast — 398,840
- Canberra — 367,752
- Logan City — 345,098
- Geelong — 282,809
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.