Kongorong, South Australia

Kongorong
South Australia

Kongorong memorial gates (6x WW1, 5x WW2, 1x Vietnam locals killed)
Kongorong
Coordinates 37°54′00″S 140°33′18″E / 37.8999°S 140.5549°E / -37.8999; 140.5549Coordinates: 37°54′00″S 140°33′18″E / 37.8999°S 140.5549°E / -37.8999; 140.5549
Postcode(s) 5291
LGA(s) District Council of Grant
State electorate(s) Mount Gambier
Federal Division(s) Barker
Localities around Kongorong:
German Creek Burrungule Compton
Carpenter Rocks Kongorong Moorak, Mount Schank
Blackfellows Caves Nene Valley Cape Douglas

Kongorong is a settlement in South Australia,[1] southwest of Mount Gambier. It has an Australian Rules Football Team and netball team. Kongorong Primary School had 61 students in 2010.[2]

Industry

Kongorong mural

Kongorong is a service town for the surrounding community involved in dairy and sheep farming, timber plantations, and grape growing in the Mount Gambier wine region.

References

  1. "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. "Kongorong Primary & CPC". Department for Education and Child Development. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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