Koonibba

For other uses, see Koonibba (disambiguation).

Koonibba
South Australia
Koonibba is located in South Australia
Koonibba
Koonibba
Coordinates31°54′14″S 133°25′31″E / 31.904006°S 133.425353°E / -31.904006; 133.425353[1]
Population140 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established1901 (Mission)
28 January 1999 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5690[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 586 km (364 mi) north-west of Adelaide
  • 38 km (24 mi) northwest of Ceduna
LGA(s)District Council of Ceduna[1]
RegionEyre Western[1]
CountyWay[1]
State electorate(s)Flinders[6]
Federal division(s)Grey[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
23.5 °C
74 °F		 10.4 °C
51 °F		 294.8 mm
11.6 in
Suburbs around Koonibba:
White Well Corner Yumbarra Yumbarra
White Well Corner Koonibba Kalanbi
White Well Corner White Well Corner
Uworra
Ceduna		 Ceduna
FootnotesLocation[5]
Adjoining localities[1]

Koonibba is a locality and an associated Aboriginal community in South Australia located about 586 kilometres (364 mi) northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 38 km (24 mi) northwest of the municipal seat in Ceduna and 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the Eyre Highway.

The settlement grew around the Koonibba Mission (1901–1975). The Koonibba Football Club, founded in 1906, is the oldest Aboriginal football club still in existence. Koonibba Test Range is a rocket testing facility established in 2019.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search results for 'Koonibba, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Koonibba (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference fackoon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Kentish, P.M. (28 January 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Ceduna)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 610. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Find a post - search result for Koonibba, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 5 April 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. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CEDUNA AMO (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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