Cooltong, South Australia

Cooltong
South Australia
Cooltong
Coordinates 34°05′S 140°42′E / 34.08°S 140.7°E / -34.08; 140.7Coordinates: 34°05′S 140°42′E / 34.08°S 140.7°E / -34.08; 140.7
Population 317 (2011 census)[1]
Established 1949
Postcode(s) 5341
LGA(s) Renmark Paringa Council
State electorate(s) electoral district of Chaffey
Federal Division(s) Division of Barker
Localities around Cooltong:
Calperum Station
Calperum Station Cooltong Chaffey
Monash Renmark West Renmark North

Cooltong is a settlement in South Australia.[2] At the 2011 census, Cooltong had a population of 317.[1]

The name Cooltong is derived from a local Aboriginal name meaning "lizard place",[3] and had been in use in the area for many decades before the town was established.[4] The town of Cooltong was surveyed in 1949.[5] Much of the land was granted as soldier settlement blocks after World War II, and is irrigated and planted with grapevines, citrus or other fruit trees.

The Cooltong Conservation Park is southwest of the town.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cooltong". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Placename Details: Cooltong (government town)". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Department of Planning, transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0042841. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Placename Details: Cooltong Paddock". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Department of Planning, transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 26 May 2008. SA0015439. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Placename Details: Cooltong (Locality Bounded)". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Department of Planning, transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0015433. Retrieved 26 August 2015.


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