Parrakie, South Australia

Parrakie
Parrakie; South Australia
	Parrakie Lutheran Church on Price Street
	Parrakie
Coordinates	35°22′56″S 140°14′57″E[1]
Population	105 (2016 census)[2]
Established	20 June 1907 (town); 12 August 1999 (locality)[1][3][4]
Postcode(s)	5301
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)(railway station) [5]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)	Southern Mallee District Council[1]
Region	Murray and Mallee[1]
County	Buccleuch[1]; Chandos[1]
State electorate(s)	Hammond[6]
Federal Division(s)	Barker[7]
	Localities around Parrakie:

Parrakie, South Australia is a small town on the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line approximately 26 kilometres west of Lameroo. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word perki which means cave or limestone sink hole. The town was surveyed in 1907.[9]

The town is surrounded by large properties growing mostly cereal grains and livestock.

There is a Lutheran Church, town hall, post office and payphone. There is also a cricket club and tennis courts on the other side of the railway line, south of the town. A primary school opened in 1910 and closed in 1964.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Parrakie had a population of 105.[2]

Parrakie is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Hammond and the local government area of the Southern Mallee District Council.[7][6][1]

References

"Search results for 'Parrakie, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Parrakie". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
Kirkpatrick, A. A. (20 June 1907). "TOWN OF PARRAKIE" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1090. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
Lawson, Robert (12 August 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the Southern Mallee District Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 766. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
"Search results for 'Parrakie Railway Station' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
"District of Hammond (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
"Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
"Summary (climate) statistics LAMEROO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
"Placename Details: Parrakie (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0053674. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.

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[LMV-1] "Search results for 'Parrakie, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[Census2016-2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Parrakie". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[SAGG-1907-3] Kirkpatrick, A. A. (20 June 1907). "TOWN OF PARRAKIE" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1090. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[SAGG-1999-4] Lawson, Robert (12 August 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the Southern Mallee District Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 766. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[LMV-RSTA-5] "Search results for 'Parrakie Railway Station' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[Hammond-6] "District of Hammond (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[Barker-7] "Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

[climate-8] "Summary (climate) statistics LAMEROO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[9] "Placename Details: Parrakie (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0053674. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.