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| Kimba South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Big Galah | |||||||||||||||
  Kimba | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°08′22″S 136°25′09″E / 33.139565°S 136.41908°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 608 (SAL 2021)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 29 April 1915 (town) 6 May 1999 (locality)[4][5] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5641[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 280 m (919 ft)weather station[7] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 282 km (175 mi) north-west of Adelaide[6] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Kimba[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western[1] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Buxton[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Giles[8] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[9] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
Kimba is a rural service town on the Eyre Highway at the top of Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia with an annual rainfall of 348 millimetres (13.7 in). There is an 8-metre (26 ft) tall statue of a galah beside the highway, marking halfway between the east and west coasts of Australia. The Gawler Ranges are north of the highway near the town.
Kimba is located in the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Giles and the local government area of the District Council of Kimba.[9][8][1]
The word "kimba" is derived from the local Aboriginal word for "bushfire", and the District Council of Kimba's emblem reflects this in the form of a burning bush. The town was built on Barngarla lands.
- ^ a b c d e f "Search results for 'Kimba, 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. South Australian Government. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kimba (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kimba (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ Styles, A.W. (29 April 1929). "Town of Kimba" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1057. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (within the District Council of Kimba)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 6 May 1999. p. 2468. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Postcode for Kimba, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Climate Statistics for Kimba (1967–2012)". Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Giles (Electoral District Profile)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile of the electoral division of Grey (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
