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| Glossop South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Glossop | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′S 140°31′E / 34.267°S 140.517°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 919 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 25 August 1921 (town) 3 December 1998 (locality)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5344 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Berri Barmera Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Glossop is a small town in the Riverland region of South Australia. It was gazetted in 1921 as the town in a soldier settlement area after the First World War and was named after Admiral Glossop, who had been in command of HMAS Sydney when it sank SMS Emden in 1914. At the 2016 census, Glossop had a population of 984.[4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glossop (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Bice, John G. (25 August 1921). "TOWNS OF GLOSSOP AND MONASH" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 382. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Berri Barmera )" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1711. 3 December 1998. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glossop (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
