Culburra, South Australia

Culburra is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia. It is located on the Dukes Highway and Melbourne–Adelaide railway. , about 158 kilometres (98 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 77 kilometres (48 mi) south-east of the municipal seat of Tailem Bend.[1][5]

Culburra
South Australia
Culburra
Coordinates35°48′53″S 139°57′49″E[1]
Population77 (2016 census)[2]
Established1914 (sub-division)
24 August 2000 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5261[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)The Coorong District Council[1]
RegionMurray and Mallee[1]
CountyBuccleuch[1]
Cardwell[1]
State electorate(s)Mackillop[6]
Federal Division(s)Barker[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
22.9 °C
73 °F		 8.0 °C
46 °F		 407.9 mm
16.1 in
Localities around Culburra:
Coonalpyn Coonalpyn Tintinara
Field Culburra Tintinara
Field Tintinara Tintinara
FootnotesLocations[1][5]
Adjoining localities[1]

"Culburra" is an indigenous name meaning "plenty of sand",[9] and the settlement was previously called Dewson before the name was changed in the early 20th century.[10]

The boundaries and the name for the locality were gazetted on 24 August 2000.[4] The locality consists of land adjoining the southern boundary of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Coneybeer and land from the following hundreds - the north-east corner of Colebatch, the south-west corner of Lewis and a portion on its northern boundary of Richards.[1]

At the 2006 census, Culburra had a population of 304.[11] By the August 2016 census, this was reported to have fallen to only 77 people,[2] however the area included as Culburra in the 2016 census was smaller so the numbers are not directly comparable.

Culburra is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mackillop and the local government area of the Coorong District Council.[7][1][6]

References
  1. "Search results for 'Culburra, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer', 'Railways' and 'State Maintained Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Culburra". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  3. Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - C" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. Lawson, Robert (24 August 2000), "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (within the Coorong District Council)" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette, Government of South Australia: 596, retrieved 30 June 2019
  5. "Postcode for Culburra, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  6. "District of Mackillop profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. "Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  8. "Monthly Climate Statistics for KEITH (MUNKORA) (nearest weather station)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  9. "Search Results for Culburra". South Australian State Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  10. "Clashing Place Names". The Register. 8 November 1916. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Culburra (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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