Roxby Downs, South Australia
| Roxby Downs South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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A BHP-sponsored village in Roxby Downs | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°33′45″S 136°52′42″E / 30.562462°S 136.878455°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,884 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 20 November 1986 (town) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5725 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| Region | Far North | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Giles | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Roxby Downs is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia about 511 kilometres (318 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide. The town has a highly transient population of around 4,000 people.
Roxby Downs has many leisure and community facilities including swimming, cinema, cultural precinct, community radio, shopping centre, schools, TAFE, cafes and sporting clubs and facilities. There are just two neighbouring towns in the area: Andamooka, an opal mining town about 30 km to the east, and Woomera, 84 km south of Roxby Downs. Andamooka people call the town home, and many are of European background since the days of early opal mining.