Keyneton, South Australia
| Keyneton South Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°33′14″S 139°08′06″E / 34.55389°S 139.13500°ECoordinates: 34°33′14″S 139°08′06″E / 34.55389°S 139.13500°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 534 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5353 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Mid Murray Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||
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Keyneton is a locality in South Australia.[2] The town is in the Mid Murray Council local government area, 82 kilometres (51 mi) north-east of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2011 census, Keyneton and the surrounding area had a population of 534.[1]
The town was named after English pastoralist Joseph Keynes (related to the Keynes Family), who had settled the area in 1842 and whose descendants still live and farm in the area. It is in the Eden Valley wine region.
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- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Keyneton (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
http://localstats.qpzm.com.au/stats/sa/mid-north/barossa-valley/keyneton
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