Orroroo perches on Goyders Line, a line drawn up by Surveyor General Goyder, defining, quite accurately, the boundary between areas of reasonable (by Australian standards) and minimal or marginal rainfall. It is a town of roughly a 800 residents nestled in the foothills of the Flinders Ranges.

Orroroo, is still a predominantly farming community, the main products being wheat, wool, sheep, cattle, pigs and a highly successful kangaroo processor. Fledgling industries in the "pipeline" include olives, sandstone mining, tourism as well as new approaches to conventional farming. Altogether, a great place to live and to come and visit, the country friendliness infuses the visitor with an appreciation of a different way of life.