In the early days of colonisation, the land in the district was primarily leased to stations like Anlaby and Koonoona.

John Roberts, a Koonunga storekeeper, later catered to the community with his traveling shop and eventually settled in the town, opening a general store and post office.

[7] The Blue Hole Mine was operated as an open-cut quarry from 1940 to 1951, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the town.

The town has a substantial Lutheran community, with 27.4% of its residents practicing this religion, a figure considerably higher than the state average of 2.4%.

The dominant industries in Robertstown include grain-sheep or grain-beef cattle farming, road freight transport, bakery product manufacturing, and supermarket and grocery stores.

[13] Robertstown's sporting facilities include an oval; basketball, netball, and tennis courts; and a bowling green.

One of the rounds is held in Robertstown and is known as the Lew Job 2 Day event, organised by the Velocette Motorcycle Club.