Ungarra, South Australia

Ungarra
South Australia
Ungarra is located in South Australia
Ungarra
Ungarra
Coordinates34°10′45″S 136°02′50″E / 34.17917°S 136.04722°E / -34.17917; 136.04722
Population241 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)5607[2]
Elevation116 m (381 ft)[3]
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Tumby Bay
RegionEyre Western[4]
CountyJervois[5]
State electorate(s)Flinders[6]
Federal division(s)Grey[7]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.3 °C
70 °F		 11.4 °C
53 °F		 389.7 mm
15.3 in
Localities around Ungarra:
Brooker Moody
Butler		 Butler
Brooker
Cockaleechie		 Ungarra Butler
Lipson
Yallundra Flat Yallundra Flat
Tumby Bay		 Lipson
FootnotesClimate[8]
Adjoining localities[5]

Ungarra is a small swamp town located on the Eyre Peninsula, in the Australian state of South Australia about 248 kilometres (154 mi) from the state's capital, Adelaide[2] and around 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Port Lincoln. At the 2021 census, Ungarra had a population of 156.[9] This has decreased since the 2006 census, when Ungarra is recorded to have a population of 241.[1]

The name 'Ungarra' is derived from a nearby waterhole of the same name which is located just to the south of the township.[10] It has a Mediterranean climate and receives on average just over 400mm of rainfall every year.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ungarra (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Ungarra, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Search results for "Moody Railway Station, RSTA" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetter'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Search result for "Ungarra (Locality bounded) " (Record no. SA0068115) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. ^ "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  9. ^ "2021 Census, All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Ungarra Memorial Park". District Council of Tumby Bay. Retrieved 4 September 2023.