Killara Parish (County of Killara)

Killara Parish (County of Killara)
New South Wales
Killara Parish (County of Killara); New South Wales
	The Darling River at Tilpa c. 1945. The punt can be seen behind the new bridge
	Killara Parish (County of Killara)
Coordinates	30°56′11″S144°25′0″E / 30.93639°S 144.41667°E
Population	44 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2840
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Location	917 km (570 mi) NW of Sydney ; 340 km (211 mi) NE of Broken Hill ; 144 km (89 mi) NE of Wilcannia ;
LGA(s)	Central Darling Shire
State electorate(s)	Barwon
Federal division(s)	Farrer

Last updated February 16, 2024

Killara Parish in the County of Killara is a civil parish of Killara County,^[2] located in Central Darling Shire at Latitude .

Geography

Killara Parish is on the Darling River and the village of Tilpa, New South Wales is the only settlement in the parish.

The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BSh (Hot semi-desert).^[3] The parish is barely inhabited,^[1] and the landscape is a flat arid scrubland.

The Parish is mainly an agricultural area, with sheep grazing the primary activity, and some pockets of irrigated land along the river. Tourism, ^[4] Fishing and camping are popular along the river.^[4] including farmstay programs on local stations, is the other major local industry. Fishing and camping are popular along the river.^[4]

In 1838 Thomas Mitchell (explorer) became the first European to the parish as he travelled down the Darling River.

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tilpa (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
↑ Map of the County of Killara, Western Division, N.S.W., Department of Lands, Sydney N.S.W , 1940.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606.(direct: Final Revised Paper)
1 2 3 "Tilpa". WISE Basins. National Parks and Wildlife (New South Wales). Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.

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[ABS-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tilpa (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

[2] Map of the County of Killara, Western Division, N.S.W., Department of Lands, Sydney N.S.W , 1940.

[Peel-3] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606.(direct: Final Revised Paper)

[NPWS-4] 1 2 3 "Tilpa". WISE Basins. National Parks and Wildlife (New South Wales). Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.

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Killara Parish (County of Killara)

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