Hartley, South Australia

Hartley
South Australia
Hartley entrance sign
Hartley is located in South Australia
Hartley
Hartley
Coordinates35°11′00″S 139°00′11″E / 35.1832929°S 139.0030330°E / -35.1832929; 139.0030330
Population149 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1856
Postcode(s)5255
Location
LGA(s)Alexandrina Council
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[2]
State electorate(s)Heysen
Federal division(s)Mayo
Localities around Hartley:
Red Creek Callington, Salem Monarto South
Woodchester Hartley
Bletchley Langhorne Creek
Footnotes[3]

Hartley is a ghost town located in South Australia, along the Bremer River on the Strathalbyn-Callington Road.

Founded in 1853 as a small rural settlement, it once boasted a Methodist church (1856), post office (opened 1869 and closed 1981), school (opened 1919 and closed 1970) and creamery. Now the town is little more than a series of ruins and farm houses.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hartley (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ Map of Hartley Bonzle