Moorak, South Australia

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Moorak
South Australia
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Moorak from the road around Blue Lake, ca 1932
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Moorak
Coordinates 37°51′49″S140°44′18″E / 37.8635°S 140.7382°E / -37.8635; 140.7382 Coordinates: 37°51′49″S140°44′18″E / 37.8635°S 140.7382°E / -37.8635; 140.7382
Population1,226 (2016 census) [1]
Established1999 [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]
Mean max temp [6] Mean min temp [6] Annual rainfall [6]
19.0 °C
66 °F		8.2 °C
47 °F		708.4 mm
27.9 in
Localities around Moorak:
Burrungule Compton
Mount Gambier 		Mount Gambier
Kongorong Moorak OB Flat
Kongorong Mount Schank OB Flat
FootnotesAdjoining localities [2]

Moorak is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's Limestone Coast region. [2]

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]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Moorak had a population of 1226 people. [1]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moorak". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search result for "Moorak (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0046076) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Mount Gambier Aero (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Placename Details: Moorak". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 5 February 2008. SA0046076. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015. vide "History of the South East" page 124 by H.C.Talbot
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