Meningie West, South Australia

Meningie West is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about 99 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend.[1][4]

Meningie West South Australia
Meningie West
Coordinates	35°39′50″S 139°10′44″E[1]
Population	34 (2016 census)[2] [lower-alpha 1]
Established	24 August 2000[3]
Postcode(s)	5264[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	99 km (62 mi) SE of Adelaide 50 km (31 mi) SW of Tailem Bend
LGA(s)	Coorong District Council [1]
Region	Murray and Mallee [1]
County	Russell[1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop[5]
Federal Division(s)	Barker[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 20.8 °C ^69 °F 10.3 °C ^51 °F 469.2 mm ^18.5 in
Suburbs around Meningie West: Narrung Narrung Narrung Lake Albert Coorong Meningie West Lake Albert Coorong Coorong Meningie Lake Albert Meningie
Footnotes	Location[1][4] Adjoining localities[1]

Its boundaries were created on 24 August 2000.[3]

Meningie West is located on an isthmus of land between the localities of Narrung in the west and Meningie in the east and bounded by the waters of Lake Albert to the north-east and by The Coorong to the south-west. A road passes through the locality from the settlement of Raukkan in Narrung on the shore of Lake Alexandrina to the town centre in Meningie.[1]

The majority land use within Meningie West is for agricultural purposes, however the land within the locality’s centre and adjoining Lake Albert is zoned as ‘River Murray Fringe’ and ‘River Murray Flood Zone’ in order to protect both the natural environment and aspects of Aboriginal and European cultural heritage. Land on the coast with The Coorong is part of the Coorong National Park and is zoned for ‘conservation’.[8][1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Meningie West shared a population of 34 people with an adjoining part of Narrung.[2]

Meningie West is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Coorong District Council.[6][1][5]

References

Notes

1. For the 2016 census, the State Suburb of Meningie West consisted of the locality of Meningie West and the south-east end of the locality of Narrung.

Citations

1. "Search results for 'Meningie West , LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', "Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Meningie West". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 596, 24 August 2000, retrieved 5 January 2018
4. "Postcode for Meningie West , South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
5. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics MENINGIE (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
8. "Development Plan - Coorong District Council - Consolidated – 21 November 2017" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 121, 1160, 166, 234 and 319–322. Retrieved 28 December 2017.