Greenock

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Greenock is a small town on the north-west edge of the Barossa Valley. Located 66 km from Adelaide on the Sturt Highway (A20), Greenock is characterised by tree-lined streets with shady peppercorn trees which offer welcome relief from the hot summers which are characteristic of the area.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

B

Bronwyn Pike

Australian politician; Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Condor Laucke

Australian politician (1914–1993)

Greig Pickhaver

Australian comedian

Janine Haines

Australian politician (1945–2004)

J

Joyce Price

Australian philanthropist

Kellie Sloane

Australian politician and journalist

Rachel Henderson

Australian female goalball Paralympian

Robert David Lawson

South Australian politician (born 1944)

T

Terry Moore

Australian rules footballer

M

Martin Albrecht

Australian businessman

N

Neil Dansie

Australian cricketer (1928–2023)

L

Leonard Schwartz

Australian tennis player

H

Harry Congreve Evans

South Australian journalist

Harry Buxton

Australian politician

T

Thomas Turner

Australian cricketer (1865-1936)

Constance Muriel Davey

(1882-1963) psychologist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Australia

• Penrice
  7.3 mi away
• Shea-Oak Log
  7.6 mi away
• Kapunda
  8.1 mi away · pop. 2,633
• Alma Vale
  8.9 mi away
• Altona
  9.7 mi away
• Moculta
  10.7 mi away · pop. 127
• Roseworthy
  11.8 mi away · pop. 987
• Keyneton
  13.5 mi away
• Stockport
  14.1 mi away · pop. 198
• Hamilton
  16.6 mi away · pop. 23
• Springton
  19.6 mi away · pop. 398
• One Tree Hill
  20.4 mi away · pop. 543

Browse all places in South Australia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Greenock

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Red-banded Greenhood

Pterostylis sanguinea

Seen 2026-08-22

African flag

Chasmanthe floribunda

Seen 2026-08-21

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

Seen 2026-08-20

Golden Wattle

Acacia pycnantha

Seen 2026-08-20

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-20

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

Seen 2026-08-20

Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes

Seen 2026-08-20

Spiny Starwort

Pallenis spinosa

Seen 2026-08-20

White-winged Chough

Corcorax melanorhamphos

Seen 2026-08-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Greenock, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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