Punyelroo, South Australia

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Punyelroo
South Australia
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Punyelroo
Coordinates 34°36′16″S139°36′6″E / 34.60444°S 139.60167°E / -34.60444; 139.60167
Population39 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5354
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location57 km (35 mi) SE of Nurioopta
LGA(s) Mid Murray Council
State electorate(s) Schubert
Federal division(s) Barker

Punyelroo is a town located on the Murray River in South Australia, Australia, approximately 5 kilometres downstream from Swan Reach, but on the opposite (western or Adelaide City) side of riverbank. The town is named after a local homestead. It accessible by sealed bitumen road most conveniently off the Sedan Swan Reach Road or by a well made dirt road from Mannum.

Punyelroo is known for the Punyelroo Cave, located on the banks of the Murray River. The cave is approximately 3 kilometres in length, and is the longest of the several caves located in the Murray Plains area. In a 2021 Caves Australia article, Karl Brandt proposed Punyelroo Cave as the historical lair of the Whowie, a fearsome creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology. [2]

Punyelroo is a town with water front properties and shacks. There is also a caravan/camping park with a boat ramp made up predominantly of owner occupied shack owners and on-site managers residence.

Notes and references

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Punyelroo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Brandt, Karl (June 2021). "The Whowie's Lair" (PDF). Caves Australia (216): 15-17.