Johnburgh, South Australia

Johnburgh is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern side of the Flinders Ranges about 275 kilometres (171 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-east of the municipal seat of Orroroo.[1][5]

Johnburgh
South Australia
Hundred of Oladdie, circa 1964, which shows the extent of the government town of Johnburgh in the top right hand corner
Johnburgh
Coordinates32°27′41″S 138°42′15″E[1]
Population13 (2016 census)[2]
Established10 July 1879 (town)
16 December 1999 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5431[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Orroroo Carrieton[1]
RegionYorke and Mid North [1]
CountyDalhousie[1]
State electorate(s)Stuart[6]
Federal Division(s)Grey[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
21.9 °C
71 °F		 7.3 °C
45 °F		 366.2 mm
14.4 in
Suburbs around Johnburgh:
Yanyarrie
Carrieton		 Belton Belton
Carrieton
Eurelia		 Johnburgh Yalpara
Minburra
Walloway Walloway
Orroroo
Minburra
Walloway		 Minburra
FootnotesLocation[1][5]
Adjoining localities[1]

The government town of Johnburgh was proclaimed on land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Oladdie on 10 July 1879 while the boundaries for the locality were created on 16 December 1999 which include the site of the Government Town of Johnburgh.[3][4][1] The town was named after Major John Jervois who was the second son of William Jervois, the then Governor of South Australia.[1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Johnburgh had a population of 13 people.[2]

Land use within the locality is ’primary production’ and is concerned with “agricultural production and the grazing of stock on relatively large holdings.”[9]

Johnburgh is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart, and the local government area of the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton.[7][6][1]

References
  1. "Search results for 'Johnburgh, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Postcode',"Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "State Suburb of Johnburgh". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. "Untitled proclamation under the Crown Lands Consolidation Act re the Town of Johnburgh" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 10 July 1879. p. 69. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Orroroo/Carrieton)" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 3429, 16 December 1999, retrieved 4 March 2018
  5. "Postcode for Johnburg, (sic) South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. "Electoral district of Stuart". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics YONGALA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  9. "Development Plan - Orroroo Carrieton Council, Consolidated – 22 November 2012" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 105 and 127. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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