Reedy Creek, South Australia
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Reedy Creek | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 36°55′44″S 140°01′20″E / 36.928969°S 140.022108°E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 3 December 1998[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 95 (2016 census)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5275 | ||||||||||||
| County | Robe[1] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 19.3 °C (66.7 °F)[7] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 10.3 °C (50.5 °F)[7] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 489.4 mm (19.27 in)[7] | ||||||||||||
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Reedy Creek (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Reedy Creek (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bell, Peter; Marsden, Susan (29 September 2010). "Kingston SE – An Overview History". Professional Historians Australia (SA) Inc. Retrieved 28 September 2019.