Reedy Creek, South Australia

Reedy Creek
Reedy Creek
Coordinates: 36°55′44″S 140°01′20″E / 36.928969°S 140.022108°E / -36.928969; 140.022108[1]
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
LGA
Established3 December 1998[2]
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Population
 • Total95 (2016 census)[6]
Postcode
5275
CountyRobe[1]
Mean max temp19.3 °C (66.7 °F)[7]
Mean min temp10.3 °C (50.5 °F)[7]
Annual rainfall489.4 mm (19.27 in)[7]
Localities around Reedy Creek
Kingston SE Kingston SE
Blackford
Blackford
Kingston SE
Wangolina
Mount Benson
Reedy Creek Avenue Range
Conmurra
Bray Bray Greenways
Adjoining localities[1]

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.[9]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Reedy Creek had a population of 95 people.[6]

Reedy Creek is located within the federal division of Barker and the state electoral district of Mackillop.[4][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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.
  2. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Reedy Creek (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  6. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Reedy Creek (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Cape Jaffa (The Limestone) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Bell, Peter; Marsden, Susan (29 September 2010). "Kingston SE – An Overview History". Professional Historians Australia (SA) Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2019.