Orroroo, South Australia

Orroroo
South Australia
The main street of Orroroo
Orroroo is located in South Australia
Orroroo
Orroroo
Coordinates32°44′09″S 138°36′44″E / 32.735872°S 138.612114°E / -32.735872; 138.612114[1]
Population
Established1875 (town)
1999 (locality)[1]
Postcode(s)5431
Elevation428 m (1,404 ft)
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Orroroo Carrieton[1]
RegionYorke and Mid North[1]
CountyDalhousie[1]
State electorate(s)Stuart
Federal division(s)Grey
Localities around Orroroo:
Walloway Johnburgh Minburra, Yalpara
Coomooroo Orroroo Erskine
Pekina Black Rock Minvalara
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Orroroo is a town in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. At the 2016 census, the locality of Orroroo had a population of 610 while its urban centre had a population of 537.[2][3] The Wilmington-Ucolta Road passes through here, intersecting with the RM Williams Way which leads to the Birdsville and Oodnadatta Tracks. The Peterborough–Quorn railway line extended from Peterborough to Orroroo also in 1881 and Quorn in 1882, connecting with the new Central Australia Railway from Port Augusta. These railways have now been abandoned. Orroroo is situated near Goyder's Line, a line drawn up in 1865 by Surveyor General Goyder which he believed indicated the edge of the area suitable for agriculture.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search results for 'Orroroo, Locb' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Orroroo 'urban centre & locality'". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 January 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Orroroo 'state suburb'". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 January 2018. Edit this at Wikidata