Karoonda, South Australia

Karoonda
South Australia
Main Street of Karoonda
Karoonda is located in South Australia
Karoonda
Karoonda
Coordinates35°05′40″S 139°53′45″E / 35.094459°S 139.895888°E / -35.094459; 139.895888[1]
Population337 (UCL 2021)[2]
Established11 December 1913 (town)
11 November 1999 (locality)[3][1][4]
Postcode(s)5307[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location119 km (74 mi) E of Adelaide
LGA(s)District Council of Karoonda East Murray
RegionMurray and Mallee[1]
CountyBuccleuch[1]
State electorate(s)Hammond[6]
Federal division(s)Barker[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
23.6 °C
74 °F
9.3 °C
49 °F
336.3 mm
13.2 in
Localities around Karoonda:
Bowhill Perponda
Borrika
Borrika
Bowhill
Wynarka
Karoonda Borrika
Marama
Sherlock Sherlock
Peake
Jabuk
Jabuk
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]
A ram statue in Karoonda recognises the significance of sheep husbandry in the region

Karoonda is a town in the middle of the Murray Mallee region of South Australia (60 km (37 mi) northeast of Murray Bridge). The current boundaries include the former town of Lowaldie, which was the next stop on the railway line away from Adelaide.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search results for 'Karoonda, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Railways' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karoonda (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Bice, John G. (11 December 1913). "TOWN OF KAROONDA" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1678. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ Kentish, P.M. (11 November 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Karoonda East Murray)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2321. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Postcode for Karoonda, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ "District of Hammond profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Karoonda Climate Statistics (1914-2024)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 August 2024.