Gidgealpa, South Australia

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Gidgealpa
South Australia
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Gidgealpa
Coordinates 28°01′44″S140°14′13″E / 28.029°S 140.237°E / -28.029; 140.237 Coordinates: 28°01′44″S140°14′13″E / 28.029°S 140.237°E / -28.029; 140.237 [1]
Population179 (shared with adjoining localities) (2016 census) [2] [lower-alpha 1]
Established2013 [1]
Postcode(s) 5731 [1]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) Pastoral Unincorporated Area [1]
State electorate(s) Stuart [4]
Federal division(s) Grey [5]
Mean max temp [6] Mean min temp [6] Annual rainfall [6]
29.6 °C
85 °F
15.6 °C
60 °F
170.1 mm
6.7 in
Suburbs around Gidgealpa:
Clifton Hills Station Innamincka Innamincka
Mungeranie Gidgealpa Innamincka
Mulka
Strzelecki Desert
Strzelecki Desert
Merty Merty
Merty Merty
FootnotesLocation [1]
Adjoining localities< [1]

Gidgealpa is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 780 kilometres (480 miles) north-east of the capital city of Adelaide and about 58 kilometres (36 miles) south-west of the town of Innamincka. [1]

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The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name.” Its name is derived from the former pastoral lease. [7] [1]

The locality includes the company town of Moomba and the Moomba Airport. The Strzelecki Track passes through the locality. [1]

The principal land uses within the locality are primary production and conservation with the former being associated with the exploration for and the production of petroleum, and the latter concerning the Coongie Lakes Ramsar site which is located on the north-west side of the locality. [1]

Gidgealpa is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia and the state’s Far North region. [4] [5] [1]

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References

Notes

  1. For the 2016 census, the 'State Suburb of Gidgealpa' consisted of the localities of Cordillo Downs, Gidgealpa, Innamincka (minus the Government Town of Innamincka) and Pandie Pandie. [1] [3]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Search results for 'Gidgealpa, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'South Australian Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gidgealpa (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 April 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Search results for 'Innamincka, GTWN' with the following datasets selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Government Towns' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. 1 2 "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Moomba Airport (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  7. Proposed Locality Boundaries for Pastoral Areas (PDF) (Map). Government of South Australia. 31 October 2012. Rack Plan 951. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.