Tantanoola, South Australia

Tantanoola
South Australia
Post office
Tantanoola is located in South Australia
Tantanoola
Tantanoola
Coordinates37°41′51″S 140°27′20″E / 37.697439°S 140.455519°E / -37.697439; 140.455519[1]
Population226 (UCL 2021)[2]
Established10 July 1879 (town)
23 February 1995 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5280[5]
Elevation25 m (82 ft) (Railway Station)[6]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)
RegionLimestone Coast[7]
CountyGrey[1]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[8]
Federal division(s)Barker[9]
Mean max temp[10] Mean min temp[10] Annual rainfall[10]
19.0 °C
66 °F		 8.2 °C
47 °F		 712.4 mm
28 in
Localities around Tantanoola:
Millicent Rocky Camp
Mount Burr		 Mount McIntyre
Canunda Tantanoola Glencoe
German Flat German Creek Burrungule
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Tantanoola is a town in regional South Australia. The name is derived from the aboriginal word tentunola, which means boxwood / brushwood hill or camp. Tantanoola was originally named 'Lucieton' by Governor Jervois after his daughter Lucy Caroline, on 10 July 1879. It was changed by Governor Robinson to 'Tantanoola' on 4 October 1888. At the 2006 census, Tantanoola had a population of 255.[11]

Tantanoola is in the Wattle Range Council local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts of MacKillop and Mount Gambier, and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Barker.

The primary school closed in July 2020 after the farcical situation of having more staff than students. The remaining students transferred to nearby schools in Millicent and Mount Gambier.

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  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tantanoola (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Morgan, William (10 July 1878). "Untitled proclamation re the Town of Lucieton" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 70. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ Kentish, P.M. (23 February 1995). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to a Place" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 678. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Postcode for Tantanoola, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Search results for 'Tantanoola, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Gazetteer' and 'Railway'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  8. ^ "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  10. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Mount Gambier Aero (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tantanoola (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2011.