Farina, South Australia

Farina
South Australia
Farina is located in South Australia
Farina
Farina
Coordinates30°04′30″S 138°16′34″E / 30.075131°S 138.276011°E / -30.075131; 138.276011[1]
Population15 (includes other localities in the "State Suburb of Farina") (2021 census)[2] [a]
Established21 March 1878 (town)
29 May 1997 (locality)[4][5]
Postcode(s)5733
Elevation303 m (994 ft)
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1]
RegionFar North[1]
State electorate(s)Stuart[6]
Federal division(s)Grey[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
27.0 °C
81 °F		 12.4 °C
54 °F		 164.2 mm
6.5 in
Localities around Farina:
Farina Station Farina Station Farina Station
Farina Station Farina Farina Station
Farina Station Farina Station Farina Station
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]
Islamic headstones facing Mecca in Farina's cemetery

Farina, formerly Farina Town and originally Government Gums, is an abandoned town in the Australian state of South Australia. The name also applies to an area of about 8500 square kilometres (3300 square miles) in which the town is located. At the 2006 census, 55 people lived in the larger area; by the 2021 census, the population had fallen to 15.[9][2]

Farina sits within the arid Lake Eyre basin, 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of Lyndhurst and 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Marree where the Oodnadatta Track and the Birdsville Track commence. It is 540 kilometres (340 miles) due north of the state capital; Adelaide[10] in the days when the rail connection was narrow gauge to Port Augusta, the distance by rail was 657 kilometres (408 miles).

A drone view of Farina is here.

  1. ^ a b c d "Search results for 'Farina, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Farina". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Farina". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 March 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Morgan, William (21 March 1878). "Untitled proclamation re the "Township of Farina Town"" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 621. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ Kentish, P.M. (29 May 1997). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (localities of Beltana, Cockburn, Marree, Farina and Waukaringa)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian government. p. 2691. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "District of Stuart Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MARREE (FARINA) (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Farina (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Farina". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2023.


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