What are the main cities in South Australia?
Adelaide is by far the largest city in South Australia. Other main centres include Mount Gambier, Whyalla, Murray Bridge, Port Augusta and Port Lincoln.
More than three-quarters of South Australians live in Adelaide, making the state one of the most centralised in the country. The regional cities are much smaller, each serving a large area.
Mount Gambier, in the southeast, is the second-largest city and is built on an extinct volcano famous for its Blue Lake. Whyalla on Spencer Gulf is known for steel making, while Port Augusta at the top of the gulf is a crossroads for highways and railways heading north and west.
Seafood and rivers
Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula is famous for tuna and seafood, and Murray Bridge sits on the Murray River. The Barossa and other wine regions also support many smaller towns.
Many of these regional centres are linked to Adelaide by long highways, and some, such as Port Lincoln and Whyalla, have regular flights.
Did You Know?
Port Augusta is often called the Crossroads of Australia because routes to Darwin, Perth and Sydney meet nearby.