Moody, South Australia

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Moody
South Australia
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Moody
Coordinates 34°02′57″S136°02′46″E / 34.04920178°S 136.04603848°E / -34.04920178; 136.04603848
Population305 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Ungarra”) (2011 census) [1]
Established1978 [2]
Postcode(s) 5607 [3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location257 km (160 mi) west of Adelaide
LGA(s) District Council of Tumby Bay [2]
Region Eyre Western [4]
County Jervois [2]
State electorate(s) Flinders [5]
Federal division(s) Grey [6]
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
22.1 °C
72 °F
11.4 °C
53 °F
400.6 mm
15.8 in
Suburbs around Moody:
Brooker Hincks Hincks
Brooker Moody Butler
Brooker Ungarra Butler
FootnotesDistances [3]
Coordinates [2]
Climate [7]
Adjoining suburbs [2]

Moody is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 257 kilometres (160 miles) west of the state capital of Adelaide. [3] Its name and boundaries were both adopted and created in 1978. Its name is derived from the Hundred of Moody, the cadastral unit in which it is located. [2] Moody is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Tumby Bay. [2] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ungarra". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 March 2016. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search result for "Moody (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0037454) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas"". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Moody, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics NORTH SHIELDS". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 March 2016.