Nurragi, South Australia

Nurragi
Nurragi; South Australia
	Nurragi
Coordinates	35°22′25″S138°54′34″E / 35.373726°S 138.909531°E Coordinates: 35°22′25″S138°54′34″E / 35.373726°S 138.909531°E [1]
Postcode(s)	5256
Elevation	20 m (66 ft) [2]
Location	13 km (8 mi) south of Strathalbyn
LGA(s)	Alexandrina Council
State electorate(s)	Hammond
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
	Localities around Nurragi:
Footnotes	[3]

Last updated September 29, 2019

Nurragi is a locality on Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. It was named for and served by the Nurragi railway station which in turn was derived from a native name for scrub.^[2] The station and railway alignment are now the Nurragi Conservation Reserve.^[4]

The Fleurieu Peninsula is a peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia located south of the state capital of Adelaide.

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of 28,684.

Nurragi was an unattended station at the farming locality of the same name in South Australia. It was located on the former 13.1 km (8.1 mi) long Milang railway line, which opened in 1884 and closed in 1970.

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References

↑ "Search results for 'Narragai, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
1 2 "Placename Details: Nurragi Railway Station". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 15 February 2007. SA0051320. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
↑ "Placename Details: Nurragi (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 15 February 2007. SA0060361. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
↑ "Nurragi Conservation Reserve Walking Trail". Walking SA. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

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[LMV-1] "Search results for 'Narragai, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

[PLB_rail-2] 1 2 "Placename Details: Nurragi Railway Station". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 15 February 2007. SA0051320. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[PLB-3] "Placename Details: Nurragi (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 15 February 2007. SA0060361. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[4] "Nurragi Conservation Reserve Walking Trail". Walking SA. Retrieved 24 February 2018.