Pygery

Pygery
Pygery
Town
	Pygery
	Coordinates: 33°01′0″S 135°25′0″E / 33.01667°S 135.41667°E
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
LGA	Wudinna District Council;
Location	569 km (354 mi) NW of Adelaide ; 265 km (165 mi) W of Port Augusta ; 218 km (135 mi) N of Port Lincoln ; 6 km (3.7 mi) NW of Wudinna ;
Government
• State electorate	Flinders;
• Federal division	Grey;
Population
• Total	72 (2016 census)
Postcode	5655

Pygery is a town in South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula and on the Eyre Highway, 569 kilometres (354 mi) north-west of the state capital, Adelaide. The town is part of the Wudinna District Council local government area. The town name is derived from the Aboriginal word paitjariti meaning "fighting place".^[3]

At the 2016 census, the locality of Pygery had a population of 72.^[2]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pygery (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pygery". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
^ "Providence – Pygery". Place Names of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2010.

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pygery (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[Census2016-2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pygery". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

[SLSA-3] "Providence – Pygery". Place Names of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2010.

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