Burrungule, South Australia
Most of the locality is in the District Council of Grant, however the northernpart is in the Wattle Range Council. It is traversed by both the Princes Highway and the former Mount Gambier-Beachport railway line which closed to freight in April 1995 and tourist services 1 July 2006.
| Burrungule South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Burrungule | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′56″S 140°34′21″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 107 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| Region | Limestone Coast[1] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Grey[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker[5] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
Burrungule is a locality in South Australia.[1]
The locality derives its name from the former railway siding. In turn, the siding derived its name from an Aboriginal word for currant bush, also the name of a legendary hero.[1][6]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Burrungule had a population of 107 people.[2]
References
- "Search results for 'Burrungule, 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 22 April 2018.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Burrungule". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Search results for 'Burrungule Railway Station' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Gazetteer' and 'Railways'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "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.
- "Placename Details: Burrungule Railway Station". Property Location Browser. 5 February 2008. SA0011243. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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