Reedy Creek, South Australia

Reedy Creek
Reedy Creek; South Australia
	Reedy Creek
Coordinates	36°55′44″S140°01′20″E / 36.928969°S 140.022108°E Coordinates: 36°55′44″S140°01′20″E / 36.928969°S 140.022108°E [1]
Population	95 (2016 census) [2]
Established	3 December 1998 [3]
Postcode(s)	5275
Elevation	15 m (49 ft) [4]
LGA(s)	Kingston District Council
Region	Limestone Coast [1]
County	Robe [1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop [5]
Federal Division(s)	Barker [6]
	Localities around Reedy Creek:
Footnotes	Adjoining localities [1]

Last updated January 31, 2020

Reedy Creek is a locality located within the Kingston District Council in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. The Kingston-Naracoorte railway line opened through the area on 1 September 1876. The Reedy Creek township grew around the railway siding. The railway closed in 1987.^[8]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Reedy Creek had a population of 95 people.^[2]

Reedy Creek is located within the federal division of Barker and the state electoral district of Mackillop.^[6]^[5]

Related Research Articles

Coonawarra is a small town north of Penola in South Australia.

Tantanoola, South Australia Town in South Australia

Tantanoola is a town in regional South Australia. The name is derived from the aboriginal word tentunola, which means boxwood / brushwood hill or camp. Tantanoola was originally named 'Lucieton' by Governor Jervois after his daughter Lucy Caroline, on 10 July 1879. It was changed by Governor Robinson to 'Tantanoola' on 4 October 1888. At the 2006 census, Tantanoola had a population of 255.

Parrakie, South Australia is a small town on the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line approximately 26 kilometres west of Lameroo. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word perki which means cave or limestone sink hole. The town was surveyed in 1907.

Avenue Range is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about 265 kilometres south east of the Adelaide city centre.

Galga is a settlement in the northern Murray Mallee region of South Australia. The town of Galga was surveyed in 1915 after the Waikerie railway line from Karoonda to Waikerie was opened in 1914. The line was shortened to Galga in 1990, and closed completely in 1994. There is a small bulk grain silo at Galga, but it is no longer regularly used. Galga has an active Country Fire Service brigade with one fire truck.

Hynam is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region on the border with the state of Victoria about 302 kilometres south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 11 kilometres east of the municipal seat of Naracoorte.

Rendelsham, South Australia Town in South Australia

Rendelsham is a town in the south-east of South Australia, 392 kilometres (244 mi) south east of the state capital, Adelaide. It is on the Southern Ports Highway between Beachport and Millicent.

Yahl is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia, and located in the state's south-east about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south-east of Mount Gambier, which is itself about 384 kilometres (239 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide.

OB Flat is a rural locality near Mount Gambier in South Australia.

Maggea is a town and locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It is on the Stott Highway between Swan Reach and Loxton and was on the former Waikerie railway line. The town is almost deserted now that the railway line has closed.

Mount Mary, South Australia Town in South Australia

Mount Mary is a small town on the Thiele Highway between Eudunda and Morgan in South Australia. It was also served by the Morgan railway line from 1878 until 1969 and is named for the Mount Mary railway station on that line.

Baroota is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Spencer Gulf about 230 kilometres north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-east of the city of Port Pirie.

Stewart Range is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 289 kilometres (180 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of the municipal seat of Naracoorte.

Mingbool is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 372 kilometres (231 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide adjoining the border with the state of Victoria and about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-west of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier.

Kringin is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s east about 199 kilometres (124 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 61 kilometres (38 mi) south of the municipal seat of Loxton.

Karte is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s east about 192 kilometres (119 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of the municipal seat of Pinnaroo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of the town of Lameroo.

Clay Wells is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about 300 kilometres (190 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide, and about 39 kilometres (24 mi) south-east and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-west respectively of the municipal seats of Robe and Millicent.

Wattle Range is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about 328 kilometres (204 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of the municipal seat in Millicent.

Bordertown South is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about 255 kilometres (158 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the municipal seat of Bordertown.

Coombe is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 186 kilometres (116 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 105 kilometres (65 mi) south-east of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend.

References

1 2 3 4 "Search results for 'Reedy Creek, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Reedy Creek (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
↑ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Lacepede)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 3 December 1998. p. 1711. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
↑ "Search results for 'Reedy Creek Railway Station' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
1 2 "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
↑ Bell, Peter; Marsden, Susan (29 September 2010). "Kingston SE – An Overview History". Professional Historians Australia (SA) Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

This South Australia geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[LMV-1] 1 2 3 4 "Search results for 'Reedy Creek, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[Census2016-2] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Reedy Creek (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[SAGG-1998-3] "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Lacepede)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 3 December 1998. p. 1711. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[LMV-RSTA-4] "Search results for 'Reedy Creek Railway Station' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[ECSA-5] 1 2 "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

[AEC-6] 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

[climate-7] 1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[8] Bell, Peter; Marsden, Susan (29 September 2010). "Kingston SE – An Overview History". Professional Historians Australia (SA) Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2019.