Caralue, South Australia

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Caralue
South Australia
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Caralue
Coordinates 33°17′29″S136°07′36″E / 33.291288°S 136.126614°E / -33.291288; 136.126614 Coordinates: 33°17′29″S136°07′36″E / 33.291288°S 136.126614°E / -33.291288; 136.126614 [1]
Population29 (2016 census) [2]
Established1924
Postcode(s) 5641 [3]
Location300 km (186 mi) NW of Adelaide
LGA(s) District Council of Kimba [1]
Region Eyre Western [1]
County Buxton [1]
State electorate(s) Giles
Federal division(s) Grey
Localities around Caralue:
Panitya Solomon
Cootra Caralue
Hambidge Darke Peak Waddikee
FootnotesLocations [3]
Adjoining localities [4]

Caralue is a locality on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is approximately coincident with the Hundred of Caralue except for the southeastern corner and a notch in the north side of the hundred that are in the localities of Waddikee and Panitya respectively.

Caralue Bluff Conservation Park and Poolgarra Conservation Reserve are both in Caralue. The dominant industry of the rest of the land is agriculture growing crops or sheep.

The original government town of Caralue adjacent to the railway line is now in the bounded locality of Waddikee, southeast of the current boundaries of the locality of Caralue. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search results for 'Caralue, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Caralue". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 "Postcode for Caralue, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Placename Details: Caralue". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 31 March 2010. SA0039388. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.

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