Tarpeena, South Australia

Tarpeena
South Australia
Tarpeena is located in South Australia
Tarpeena
Tarpeena
Coordinates37°37′44″S 140°47′41″E / 37.628833°S 140.794725°E / -37.628833; 140.794725[1]
Population329 (UCL 2021)[2]
Established1860 (town)
25 February 1999 (locality)[1]
Postcode(s)5277
Elevation112 m (367 ft)[citation needed]
LGA(s)District Council of Grant[1]
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
CountyGrey[1]
State electorate(s)Mount Gambier[3]
Federal division(s)Barker[4]
Mean max temp[5] Mean min temp[5] Annual rainfall[5]
19.0 °C
66 °F
8.2 °C
47 °F
712.4 mm
28 in
Localities around Tarpeena:
Wepar Wepar
Nangwarry
Nangwarry
Wepar Tarpeena Pleasant Park
Mingbool
Dismal Swamp Dismal Swamp
Mingbool
Mingbool
FootnotesAdjoining 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]

  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.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarpeena (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Electoral District of Mount Gambier (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 April 2018.