[10] It is a grain and sheep service centre on the Eyre Peninsula.

It is on the Eyre Peninsula Railway between Cummins and Kimba and the Birdseye Highway between Cleve and Lock.

[13] Rudall is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Cleve.

[8][7][1] The town of Taragoro (33°45′34″S 136°17′48″E / 33.75958°S 136.296625°E / -33.75958; 136.296625 (The former Town of Taragoro)) which was located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south-east of the town of Rudall on the route of the Eyre Peninsula Railway was proclaimed on 30 July 1914 and was declared to "cease to exist" on 4 February 1960.

The former town whose site is located within the locality of Rudall is reported to be named after an Aboriginal word for "small black cormorant.