Makin, South Australia

Makin is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state’s south-east about 208 kilometres (129 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of the municipal seat of Bordertown.[7][3]

Makin
South Australia
Makin
Coordinates35°57′19″S 140°31′01″E
Population30 (2016 census)[1]
Established16 March 2000[2]
Postcode(s)5267[3]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Tatiara District Council[4]
RegionLimestone Coast[4]
CountyBuckingham[4]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[5]
Federal Division(s)Barker[6]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.3 °C
72 °F		 9.1 °C
48 °F		 460.9 mm
18.1 in
Suburbs around Makin:
Ngarkat Ngarkat Ngarkat
Ngarkat
Coombe		 Makin McCallum
Sherwood Sherwood Sherwood
FootnotesCoordinates[7]
Locations[7][3]
Climate[8]
Adjoining localities[4]

Its name and boundaries for the locality were assigned in March 2000 for the portion within the Tatiara District Council while the portion within the Coorong District Council was added in August 2000. Makin’s name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Makin which was named after James Bain Makin (1855-1933), a pastoralist who lived in the vicinity of what is now the hundred.[2][9][10][11]

The principal land use in the locality is primary production.[12]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Makin had a population of 30 people.[1]

Makin is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mackillop and the local government area of the Tatiara District Council.[6][7][5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Makin". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the Tatiara District Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1434. 16 March 2000. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. "Postcode for Makin, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. "Search result for 'Makin, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Local Government areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Counties', 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. "Search result for "Makin LOCB" (N.B. please select the info" button for coordinate information and the 'tools' button to measure distances)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  8. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics Keith (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  9. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the Coorong District Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 596. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  10. "Search result for 'Hundred of Makin, HD' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  11. "THE LATE MR. J. B. MAKIN". Border Chronicle. 26 (1309). South Australia. 6 October 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 15 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "Development Plan, Tatiara Council, Consolidated - 24 October 2013" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 120–121, 134–135 and 205, 206. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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