Cockatoo Valley

Cockatoo Valley
South Australia
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Cockatoo Valley is located in South Australia
Cockatoo Valley
Cockatoo Valley
Coordinates34°37′34″S 138°50′07″E / 34.62625°S 138.835193°E / -34.62625; 138.835193[1]
Population688 (UCL 2021)[2]
Established15 May 2003 (locality)[3]
Postcode(s)5351[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Barossa Council[1]
RegionBarossa Light and Lower North[1]
CountyAdelaide[1]
State electorate(s)Schubert[5]
Federal division(s)Barker[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
22.6 °C
73 °F		 10.0 °C
50 °F		 467.5 mm
18.4 in
Localities around Cockatoo Valley:
Kalbeeba Sandy Creek Sandy Creek
Kalbeeba
Barossa Goldfields		 Cockatoo Valley Sandy Creek
Lyndoch
Barossa Goldfields Barossa Goldfields
Williamstown		 Williamstown
FootnotesLocations[4][1]
Adjoining localities[1]

Cockatoo Valley is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 41 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of the municipal seat of Nuriootpa.[1][4]

It was first seen[clarification needed] and named by Europeans on 3 March 1838 when an exploration party of four young horsemen comprising John Hill, William Wood, Charles Willis, and John Oakden camped there on the first overland expedition from Adelaide to reach the River Murray at present Morgan. Oakden reported that the valley was 'swarming with cockatoos, seven of which were shot' to roast for supper.[8] They encamped there at 'a rivulet' they had discovered, later named Yettie Creek.

Cockatoo Valley is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Schubert and the local government area of the Barossa Council.[6][1][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search results for 'Cockatoo Valley, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cockatoo Valley (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Weatherill, Jay (15 May 2003). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (within the Barossa Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1947. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Postcode for Cockatoo Valley, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Electoral District of Schubert". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  8. ^ Register newspaper, 17 March 1838, page 3