Loxton, South Australia

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Loxton
South Australia
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Loxton
Coordinates 34°27′14″S140°34′01″E / 34.453852°S 140.566862°E / -34.453852; 140.566862 [1]
Population3,947 (UCL 2021) [2]
 • Density532/km2 (1,380/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 5333 [3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) District Council of Loxton Waikerie [1]
County Alfred [1]
State electorate(s) Chaffey [4]
Federal division(s) Barker [5]
Mean max temp [6] Mean min temp [6] Annual rainfall [6]
24.0 °C
75 °F		9.1 °C
48 °F		259.8 mm
10.2 in
Localities around Loxton:
Katarapko Loxton North
Pyap Loxton Bugle Hut
Pyap West Pata Woodleigh
FootnotesAdjoining localities [1]

Loxton is a town on the south bank of the River Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is located on the lands of the Erawirung people [7] who occupied the area before the arrival of Europeans.

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It is a service town for the surrounding districts. Loxton's primary productions are agriculture & horticulture. Citrus fruit, wine grapes, almonds, and stone fruit trees are prevalent. Loxton is also the main town for the northern part of the Murray Mallee which is a dryland farming and grain cropping area.[ citation needed ] Loxton High School provides secondary education for the area.

Loxton has a pioneer settlement museum (known as the Loxton Historical Village), preserving the heritage of the mallee region. It is also famous for the "Loxton Lights Up" Christmas Festival in December each year, and the annual 120m Loxton Gift handicap sprint race held in late February. The town hosts the second round of the Australian HPV Super Series in May annually.[ citation needed ]

Loxton is the seat of the local government area of the District Council of Loxton Waikerie. It is in the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Chaffey and the Australian House of Representatives division of Barker.[ citation needed ]

The town is home to a variety of service clubs, most notably the Apex Club, Rotary Club, and Lions Club.[ citation needed ]

Media

Historically, Loxton has been home to several newspapers. These include:

Channels from the following television networks are available in Loxton:

Transport

The first form of regular transport to Loxton was paddle steamers on the Murray River. The Loxton railway line, completed in 1914, [12] connected Alawoona and Tailem Bend to Adelaide. Loxton today is connected by road to the Sturt Highway, which passes nearby at Kingston On Murray and is the northern terminus of the Karoonda Highway and eastern terminus of the Stott Highway. The railway line now terminates at the Tookayerta grain terminal 7 kilometres (4 miles) south of the town and does not carry any passengers. The line was closed in 2015. [13] [ needs update ]

Salt interception scheme

Loxton is a town with many farms and fruit crops. The joint programme of salt interception schemes to help keep salt out of the River Murray, costing an estimated $60 million, commenced in 2001. This programme was expected to deliver 61 EC at Morgan by December 2007. The partner Governments of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia and the Commonwealth have agreed that joint salt interception schemes must both be economically and technically feasible.[ citation needed ]

Loxton Gift

The Loxton Gift athletics carnival offers the most prize money in South Australia apart from the Bay Sheffield held at Glenelg. The program includes races from 70m to 1000m and is the final major South Australian lead-up event to the Stawell Gift held at Easter.[ citation needed ]

Loxton Pedal Prix

Since 2014, the streets of the town have been shut off in May for the running of the Loxton Pedal Prix, which is a round of the Australian HPV Super Series. The track incorporates the major central roundabout and the surrounding main streets. It includes two long 600m straights, one uphill and one downhill. The event has proved popular with locals, riders and spectators alike, and is now a mainstay on the Australian HPV Super Series calendar. In 2018 it will be round 2 of the series.[ citation needed ]

Heritage listings

Loxton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notable persons born in Loxton

Climate

Loxton has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk), with very warm summers, mild winters and low annual precipitation. Average maxima range from 32.2 °C (90.0 °F) in January to 16.0 °C (60.8 °F) in July. Mean Average annual rainfall is 266.1 mm (10.48 in), with a slight winter maximum. Annually, there are 108.2 clear days and 120.1 cloudy days. [19] Extreme temperatures have ranged from −5.7 °C (21.7 °F) on the 21st of July 1982 to 47.3 °C (117.1 °F) on the 20th of December 2019. [20]

Climate data for Loxton (34º26'24"S, 140º36'00"E, 66 m AMSL) (1984-2024 normals, extremes 1963-2024)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)46.6
(115.9)		47.1
(116.8)		41.5
(106.7)		39.4
(102.9)		30.2
(86.4)		25.7
(78.3)		28.5
(83.3)		31.2
(88.2)		36.2
(97.2)		40.1
(104.2)		43.6
(110.5)		47.3
(117.1)		47.3
(117.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)32.2
(90.0)		31.5
(88.7)		28.4
(83.1)		23.9
(75.0)		19.6
(67.3)		16.4
(61.5)		16.0
(60.8)		17.7
(63.9)		21.0
(69.8)		24.4
(75.9)		27.6
(81.7)		30.0
(86.0)		24.1
(75.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)15.0
(59.0)		14.6
(58.3)		12.3
(54.1)		8.7
(47.7)		6.4
(43.5)		4.8
(40.6)		4.0
(39.2)		4.5
(40.1)		6.4
(43.5)		8.6
(47.5)		11.3
(52.3)		13.3
(55.9)		9.2
(48.5)
Record low °C (°F)4.8
(40.6)		6.1
(43.0)		2.9
(37.2)		−1.3
(29.7)		−4.1
(24.6)		−5.4
(22.3)		−5.7
(21.7)		−4.6
(23.7)		−3.2
(26.2)		−0.1
(31.8)		2.7
(36.9)		4.4
(39.9)		−5.7
(21.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)18.2
(0.72)		17.2
(0.68)		11.5
(0.45)		18.3
(0.72)		22.8
(0.90)		24.5
(0.96)		25.7
(1.01)		26.2
(1.03)		28.1
(1.11)		26.4
(1.04)		25.1
(0.99)		22.5
(0.89)		266.1
(10.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)2.41.81.92.73.95.06.05.84.64.33.73.145.2
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)27293238485654464033302939
Average dew point °C (°F)7.1
(44.8)		7.7
(45.9)		7.3
(45.1)		6.5
(43.7)		6.8
(44.2)		6.3
(43.3)		5.2
(41.4)		3.9
(39.0)		4.2
(39.6)		3.5
(38.3)		5.0
(41.0)		6.1
(43.0)		5.8
(42.4)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 322.4285.3288.3243.0195.3156.0179.8220.1234.0275.9282.0303.82,985.9
Percent possible sunshine 73767672615357656669686867
Source: Bureau of Meteorology (1984-2024 normals, extremes 1963-2024) [21] [22]

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