Saltia is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the western side of the Flinders Ranges about 279 kilometres (173 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of the city of Port Augusta.

[1] Saltia began as a private sub-division associated with Sections 901 and 902 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Woolundunga in 1862.

[1] The developer was Charles Simmons who purchased the land prior to 1859 followed by the erection of a hotel in the same year and the layout of the "town" in 1862.

[4][11] The road known as Flinders Ranges Way and the Pichi Richi Railway both pass through the locality in a west–east direction from Port Augusta towards Quorn.

[12] Saltia is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral districts of Giles and Stuart and the local government areas of the City of Port Augusta, the District Council of Mount Remarkable and the Flinders Ranges Council.