The first European to visit this area was Edward John Eyre in 1839 en route from Streaky Bay to Spencer Gulf . Gradually the place and the area were settled from 1908. In 1913 Kimba was opened up with the railway from Port Lincoln. This caused a further increase in population and two years later Kimba was declared a city. In 2016 the place had 629 inhabitants.
Large eucalyptus trees grow in the area around the village . The Gawler Ranges are north of the Eyre Highway and the city.
On Highway halfway between east and west coasts through the will Big Galah , a seven-meter-high statue of a Galahs marked. There are hotels, a motel and a caravan park in the village.
