Living in Roxby Downs
Roxby Downs is an oasis in the desert; a clean, green, eminently livable modern town in remote of South Australia. The town is a service centre to BHP’s Olympic Dam operations and provides many modern facilities including two schools, a multitude of sporting clubs, a shopping precinct, swimming pool and splashpad, two gyms, a library, a cinema, a cafe, a pub, a Community Club and a myriad of eateries and takeaway options.
Roxby Downs is located 560 kilometres north of Adelaide with daily 1hr flights from Olympic Dam airport. The region has a desert climate with winter lows in the high teens and summer highs in the low 40s. The average temperature is 20.5 degrees. The town is ideal for young families, with a population of around 4000 and a median age of 30 years old.
There are plenty of recreational opportunities, including camping under the stars, attending events like the Roxby Races, seeing desert wildflowers (including Sturt Desert Peas in full-bloom) and exploring Outback towns like William Creek and Oodnadatta.
