It is primarily a service town for the surrounding rural areas, growing grain and sheep.

[15] The town is home to the Lameroo Hawks Football Club, coached by former Adelaide Crows player Rodney Maynard.

Johnston who had worked on the Overland Telegraph Line and heard the word in Darwin (as the name of the Lameroo Beach) and liked the sound of it.

The historic former Bank Manager's Residence and the Irish Martyrs Catholic Church are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

[24] Lameroo is sandwiched between the Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area to the north, and the Ngarkat Conservation Park to the south.