Marree, South Australia

Marree
South Australia
Marree Hotel
Marree is located in South Australia
Marree
Marree
Coordinates29°38′57″S 138°03′49″E / 29.649176°S 138.063556°E / -29.649176; 138.063556[1]
Population65 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established20 December 1883 (town)
29 May 1997 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5733[5]
Elevation50 m (164 ft)airport[6]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1]
RegionFar North[7]
State electorate(s)Stuart[8]
Federal division(s)Grey[9]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
29.1 °C
84 °F		 14.0 °C
57 °F		 142.2 mm
5.6 in
Localities around Marree:
Callanna Marree Station Marree Station
Callanna Marree Marree Station
Callanna Callanna
Marree Station		 Callanna
FootnotesLocations[5][1]
Adjoining localities[1]

Marree (/mɑːˈriː/ mah-REE, formerly Hergott Springs) is a small town located in the north of South Australia. It is located 589 kilometres (366 mi) North of Adelaide at the junction of the Oodnadatta Track and the Birdsville Track, 49 metres (161 ft) above sea level.[10] Marree is an important service centre for the large sheep and cattle stations in northeast South Australia as well as a stopover destination for tourists traveling along the Birdsville or Oodnadatta Tracks.[11]

The area is the home of the Dieri Aboriginal people. The major areas of employment are mining, agriculture and accommodation services.

The town was home to Australia's first mosque, which was made of mud brick and built by the Afghan cameleers employed at Marree's inception. At the turn of the 20th century the town was divided in two, with Europeans on one side and Afghans and Aboriginals on the other.[12]

  1. ^ a b c d "Search results for 'Marree, 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 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marree (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Glyde, Lav. (20 December 1883). "Untitled proclamation re the Town of Marree" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 2178–2179. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Postcode for Marree, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference BOM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. ^ "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Marree". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004.
  11. ^ "Maree". Outback Communities Authority, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Afghan Camelmen South Australian History".