| Tarpeena South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Tarpeena | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°37′44″S 140°47′41″E / 37.628833°S 140.794725°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 329 (UCL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 (town) 25 February 1999 (locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5277 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast[1] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Grey[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
Tarpeena is a town and a locality on the Riddoch Highway between Penola and Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.
The town was named by Governor MacDonnell, after the aboriginal words tart pena which means red gum tree. The town was surveyed in October 1860. Boundaries for the locality were created on 25 February 1999.[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Search results for 'Tarpeena, 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 21 April 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarpeena (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Electoral District of Mount Gambier (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
