Walloway South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°38′12″S 138°35′15″E / 32.63668843°S 138.58746293°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 8 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1881[2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5431 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | District Council of Orroroo Carrieton[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Yorke and Mid North[4] | ||||||||||||||
County | Dalhousie[2] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Stuart[5] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey[6] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Coordinates[2] Locations[3][2] Climate[7] Adjoining localities[2] |
Walloway (formerly Rye) is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 255 kilometres (158 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the municipal seat of Orroroo.[2][3]
The principal land use within the locality is primary production.[2]
Other Details: Town surveyed in November 1881. Originally proclaimed as Rye on 30/3/1882. Name altered in 1940 to agree with the name of the railway station. Walloway is a native name for a large plain frequented by wild turkeys. Government Town declared ceased to exist on 30/6/1988. Former name of Rye put forward to the Nomenclature Committee for name alteration by postal authorities due to similarity of name to Wye. Not acted upon by Nomenclature Committee. Boundaries created for the long established name in December 1999. Incorporates the ceased Government Town of Walloway.