Moorak South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°51′49″S140°44′18″E / 37.8635°S 140.7382°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,412 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1999 [2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5291 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | District Council of Grant [2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Limestone Coast [3] | ||||||||||||||
County | Grey [2] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier [4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker [5] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining localities [2] |
Moorak is a southern suburb of Mount Gambier - a city in South Australia.
The name Moorak may be a native word for "Mountain", but not from the local tribe, according to Doctor Browne who was an early landowner. [7]
Moorak 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. [5] [4] [2] It is also part of Mount Gambier’s urban sprawl.
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Donovans is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east on the Glenelg River adjoining the border with the state of Victoria. It is about 403 kilometres south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and 26 kilometres south-east of the centre of the city of Mount Gambier.
Binnum is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia.
Burrungule is a locality in South Australia.
Kongorong is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located southwest of Mount Gambier. It has an Australian rules football team and netball team. Kongorong Primary School had 61 students in 2010.
Mil-Lel is a northern suburb of Mount Gambier.
Yahl is a Hamlet that is approx 7kms south east from Mount Gambier
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Mount Schank is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 385 kilometres south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and 14 kilometres south of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier in the south-east of the state.
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Racecourse Bay is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state’s south-east coast overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is about 398 kilometres south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and 25 kilometres south of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier in the south-east of the state.
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Wangolina is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state’s south-east coast overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is about 252 kilometres south-east of the Adelaide city centre and 144 kilometres south of the centre of Mount Gambier.
West Range is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state's south-east coast overlooking Lacepede Bay which is part of the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is about 232 kilometres south-east of the Adelaide city centre and 145 kilometres south of the centre of Mount Gambier.
German Creek is a rural locality in south-eastern South Australia, situated in the District Council of Grant. The boundaries were formalised in October 1995 for the long established name. The postcode was originally 5280, but was altered to 5291 in 2004. It was reportedly named for a German who was shepherding in the area.
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