Geranium Plains, South Australia

Geranium Plains
Geranium Plains; South Australia
	St Stephen's Lutheran Church
	Geranium Plains
Coordinates	33°59′S139°13′E / 33.98°S 139.21°E Coordinates: 33°59′S139°13′E / 33.98°S 139.21°E
Postcode(s)	5381
LGA(s)	Regional Council of Goyder
Region	Mid North
State electorate(s)	Stuart
Federal Division(s)	Grey
	Localities around Geranium Plains:

Last updated April 03, 2019

Geranium Plains is a small town in the Regional Council of Goyder in South Australia. The post office opened in 1894, but has since closed. There was a proposal to rename it to Iperta in 1916, but this did not go ahead.^[1]

The Regional Council of Goyder is a local government area located in the Mid North region of South Australia. The council area is reliant on agriculture as a mainstay of its economy, with manufacturing and tourism also becoming prominent. The council seat lies at Burra, with a branch office situated at Eudunda.

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of 28,684.

The area was originally the territory of the Ngadjuri people.^[2] The present boundaries for the Bounded Locality were set in August 2000.^[3]

Ngadjuri Indigenous Australian people of mid north region of South Australia

The Ngadjuri people are a group of Indigenous Australian people whose traditional lands lie in the mid north of South Australia with a territory extending from Gawler in the south to Orroroo in the north.

St Stephen's Lutheran church opened in 1900, and as of 2016^[update] holds services twice monthly.^[4] It also hosted the state school from 1901 to 1917. It is now part of the "Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish", which includes Lutheran churches at Robertstown, Point Pass, Geranium Plains, Eudunda, Neales Flat and Peep Hill.^[5]

Robertstown is a town in South Australia. The town is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Eudunda, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the 2006 census, Robertstown and the surrounding area had a population of 318. Robertstown is named for the John Roberts, the first postmaster in the area, who laid out the town in 1871. It was previously known as Emu Flats and Roberts Town.

Point Pass is a small town in the Mid North of South Australia, 120 kilometres North of Adelaide which is the capital city of South Australia. The town is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Eudunda, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the 2006 census, Robertstown and the surrounding area had a population of 322.

Neales Flat is a rural locality southeast of Eudunda in the Mid North region in South Australia. It is in the Regional Council of Goyder.

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References

↑ "Placename Details: Geranium Plains Post Office". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 17 September 2008. SA0025828. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
↑ Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. "The Area - Its Settlement and Development": District Council of Robertstown. 1986.
↑ "Placename Details: Geranium Plains". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 2 October 2008. SA0049305. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
↑ "St Stephens Lutheran Church Geranium Plain". Lutheran Church of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
↑ "Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish". 6 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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[1] "Placename Details: Geranium Plains Post Office". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 17 September 2008. SA0025828. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

[emmausngadjuri-2] Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. "The Area - Its Settlement and Development": District Council of Robertstown. 1986.

[3] "Placename Details: Geranium Plains". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 2 October 2008. SA0049305. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

[4] "St Stephens Lutheran Church Geranium Plain". Lutheran Church of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

[parish-5] "Eudunda Robertstown Lutheran Parish". 6 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.