German Creek, South Australia

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German Creek
South Australia
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Coola Shearing Shed, State Library of South Australia B 3393
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German Creek
Coordinates 37°49′42″S140°28′56″E / 37.828270°S 140.482310°E / -37.828270; 140.482310
Population25 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5291 [2]
LGA(s) District Council of Grant [2]
Region Limestone Coast [3]
County County of Grey [4]
State electorate(s) Mount Gambier [5]
Federal division(s) Barker [6]
Localities around German Creek:
German Flat Tantanoola Burrungule
German Flat German Creek Burrungule
Carpenter Rocks Kongorong Kongorong
FootnotesCoordinates [4]
Adjoining localities [4]

German Creek is a rural locality in south-eastern South Australia, situated in the District Council of Grant. [2] The boundaries were formalised in October 1995 for the long established name. The postcode was originally 5280, but was altered to 5291 in 2004. [4] It was reportedly named for a German who was shepherding in the area. [7]

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History

The German Creek area was offered to the government for closer settlement purposes in 1911; however, while the government purchased the nearby Moorak estate, it declined to purchase land at German Creek, and the area was privately subdivided. [8] [9]

It was renamed Benara Creek in 1918, one of many German-themed named places in South Australia to be renamed during World War I; however, it reverted to its original name in 1986. It still to this day still remains "German Creek" [10] [7]

Geography and Climate

German Creek is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant. [6] [5] [4] The principal land use at German Creek is primary production. [4]

The Coola Shearing Shed has been listed as a state heritage place on the South Australian Heritage Register. [11]

German Creek has a Warm-Summer Mediterranean climate abbreviated csb on the Köppen-Scale.

Climate data for German Creek
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26.0
(78.8)		26.0
(78.8)		24.6
(76.3)		20.8
(69.4)		17.0
(62.6)		14.0
(57.2)		14.0
(57.2)		15.0
(59.0)		17.0
(62.6)		19.0
(66.2)		22.0
(71.6)		24.0
(75.2)		20.0
(67.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)10.0
(50.0)		11.0
(51.8)		10.0
(50.0)		8.0
(46.4)		7.0
(44.6)		5.0
(41.0)		5.0
(41.0)		5.0
(41.0)		6.0
(42.8)		6.0
(42.8)		8.0
(46.4)		9.0
(48.2)		7.5
(45.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)27.4
(1.08)		21.4
(0.84)		34.4
(1.35)		46.4
(1.83)		64.2
(2.53)		86.4
(3.40)		95.3
(3.75)		96.0
(3.78)		69.2
(2.72)		52.8
(2.08)		38.9
(1.53)		37.2
(1.46)		669.6
(26.35)
Average rainy days424791213141186595
Source: NOAA. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "German Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Search result(s) for German Creek, 5291". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search result(s) for German Creek, 5291 with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Place Names of South Australia – G". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "CLOSER SETTLEMENT AT MOUNT GAMBIER". The Chronicle . Vol. LIII, no. 2, 741. South Australia. 4 March 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 17 October 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Advertising". The South Eastern Times . No. 2005. South Australia. 28 May 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "How The Names Were Changed". Observer . Vol. LXXXVI, no. 4, 508. South Australia. 16 November 1929. p. 30. Retrieved 17 October 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Coola Shearing Shed". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)".
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