Taratap, South Australia

Taratap is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about 223 kilometres (139 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-east of the municipal seat of Kingston SE.[1][4]

Taratap
South Australia
Taratap
Coordinates36°35′16″S 139°55′04″E[1]
Population42 (2016 census)[2]
Established3 December 1998[3]
Postcode(s)5267[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 223 km (139 mi) south-east of Adelaide
  • 27 km (17 mi) north of Kingston SE
LGA(s)Kingston District Council[5]
RegionLimestone Coast[5]
CountyMacDonnell[5]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[6]
Federal Division(s)Barker[7]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
19.3 °C
67 °F		 10.4 °C
51 °F		 500.2 mm
19.7 in
Suburbs around Taratap:
Coorong Tilley Swamp Petherick
Coorong Taratap Keilira
West Range Blackford Keilira
FootnotesLocations[1][4]
Climate[8]
Adjoining localities[5]

Tarap’s name and boundaries were assigned in 3 December 1998. Its name is derived from the Taratap triangulation station which itself is derived ultimately from “an Aboriginal waterhole in the Hundred of Peacock.” The name was also used for “a local homestead.”[5][3][9]

The principal land use in the locality is "primary production."[10]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Taratap had a population of 42 people.[2]

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

References
  1. "Search result for " Taratap, 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. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Taratap". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Lacepede)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 3 December 1998. p. 1711. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. "Postcode for Taratap, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. "Search result for 'Taratap, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Local Government areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Counties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Gazetteer' and 'NPW and Conservation Properties'". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  9. Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - T" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  10. "Development Plan, Kingston District Council Consolidated – 13 December 2012" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 144–147 and 199–204. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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