Warramboo, South Australia

Warramboo
South Australia
Warramboo Methodist Church
Warramboo is located in South Australia
Warramboo
Warramboo
Coordinates33°14′24″S 135°35′42″E / 33.24000°S 135.59500°E / -33.24000; 135.59500[1]
Population108 (2016 census)[2]
Established19 July 1917 (town)
11 November 1999 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5650[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 334 km (208 mi) NW of Adelaide[5]
  • 26 km (16 mi) SE of Wudinna[1]
  • 189 km (117 mi) NW of Port Lincoln[1]
LGA(s)Wudinna District Council[1]
RegionEyre Western[1]
CountyLe Hunte[1]
State electorate(s)Flinders[6]
Federal division(s)Grey[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
25.2 °C
77 °F		 9.3 °C
49 °F		 313.2 mm
12.3 in
Localities around Warramboo:
Wudinna Wudinna
Kyancutta		 Kyancutta
Koongawa
Cocata Warramboo Koongawa
Palkagee Palkagee
Ulyerra
Hambidge		 Hambidge
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Warramboo (wɔrˑræmˑbʉː) is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 334 kilometres (208 mi) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of the municipal seat of Wudinna.[5][1] It is 189 kilometres (117 mi) north of Port Lincoln on the Tod Highway and is the north-western terminus of the wheat haulage lines radiating from Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula Railway.[9] The railway line was built from 1907–1915 to develop the cereal industry.[9] The grain silos are a distinctive local landmark of the town.

At the 2006 census, Warramboo and the surrounding area had a population of 248.[2] Warramboo has little in the way of services, with no shops or petrol stations. However, the local post office still services the local community, which is mainly engaged in agriculture. Warramboo has one of the largest (historical) windmills in the southern hemisphere, located ~10 km west of the township and still present today. The water from this mill was unfortunately not suitable for people or livestock due to the high salt concentration.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search results for "Warramboo, Locb" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Warramboo (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  3. ^ Peake, A.H. (19 July 1917). "Town of Warramboo" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 109. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ^ Kentish, Peter Maclaren (11 November 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places ( within the District Council of Le Hunte)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 2321. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Warramboo, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  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. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics KYANCUTTA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b Twidale, C.R. (1985). Natural History of Eyre Peninsula. Northfield, SA: Royal Society of South Australia (Inc). p. 229. ISBN 0-9596627-3-1.