Cungena, South Australia

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Cungena
South Australia
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Cungena
Coordinates 32°35′02″S134°42′32″E / 32.584°S 134.709°E / -32.584; 134.709
Population25 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1917
Postcode(s) 5660
LGA(s) District Council of Streaky Bay
State electorate(s) Flinders
Federal division(s) Grey
Localities around Cungena:
Yantanabie
Chilpenunda Cungena Kaldoo
Chandada Poochera

Cungena is a settlement in South Australia. [2] It is in the District Council of Streaky Bay, on the Eyre Highway between Kyancutta and Ceduna. The town was surveyed and proclaimed in 1917, named after the Hundred of Cungena proclaimed in 1913. [3] Cungena also includes the former town of Capietha. [4]

The bulk grain silos in the town are no longer serviced by the Eyre Peninsula Railway, but are served by road and were used for three grades of wheat in the 2016-17 harvest season. [5]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cungena (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  3. "Placename Details: Hundred of Cungena". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0017318. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. "Placename Details: Cungena". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0017314. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. "Storage Allocation". EziGrain. Viterra. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2017.