Maggea, South Australia

Maggea is a town and locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It is on the Stott Highway between Swan Reach and Loxton and was on the former Waikerie railway line. The town is almost deserted now that the railway line has closed.

Maggea South Australia
Maggea hall building showing 1919 date of first use
Maggea
Coordinates	34°28′37″S 140°03′53″E[1]
Population	12 (2016 census)[2]
Established	4 November 1915 (town) 27 March 2003 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)	5311
Elevation	63 m (207 ft)(Railway Station)[5]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location	45 km (28 mi) E of Swan Reach
LGA(s)	District Council of Loxton Waikerie[1]
Region	Murray and Mallee[1]
County	Albert[1]
State electorate(s)	Chaffey[6]
Federal Division(s)	Barker[7]
Localities around Maggea: New Well New Well Boolgun Wunkar New Well Naidia Bakara Well Maggea Wunkar Mantung Bakara Well Bakara Well Galga Mercunda Mantung Mantung
Footnotes	Adjoining localities[1]

Maggea was named in 1915 after the local Aboriginal Australian name for camp.[1] The school operated in the hall from 1919 to 1967.[8]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Maggea had a population of 12 people.[2]

Maggea is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Chaffey and the local government area of the District Council of Loxton Waikerie.[7][6][1]

References

1. "Search results for 'Maggea, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Railways', 'State Maintained Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maggea". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
3. Styles, A.W. (4 November 1915). "Town of Maggea" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1319. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
4. Weatherill, Jay (27 March 2003). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the Mid-Murray Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1184. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
5. "Search results for 'Maggea Railway Station' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Government Towns' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
6. "District of Chaffey (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
7. "Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
8. Plaque on hall building. file:Plaque on Maggea hall.JPG, photographed 1 February 2015