Koonibba

Koonibba South Australia
Koonibba
Coordinates	31°54′09″S 133°25′36″E / 31.90259°S 133.426730°ECoordinates: 31°54′09″S 133°25′36″E / 31.90259°S 133.426730°E
Population	142 (2011 census)[1]
Established	1999[2]
Postcode(s)	5690[3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	586 km (364 mi) north-west of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s)	District Council of Ceduna[2]
State electorate(s)	Flinders[4]
Federal Division(s)	Grey[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 23.5 °C ^74 °F 10.4 °C ^51 °F 294.8 mm ^11.6 in
Suburbs around Koonibba: White Well Corner[6] Yumbarra [6] Yumbarra[6] White Well Corner [6] Koonibba Kalanbi [6] White Well Corner Uworra[6] Uworra Ceduna[6] Ceduna [6]
Footnotes	Coordinates[2] Location[3] Climate[7]

Koonibba is a locality in South Australia, west of Ceduna.

Koonibba is the site of an Aboriginal mission, founded in 1901. It was established by the Lutheran Church. In 1914, the Koonibba Children's Home was opened there. The main Aboriginal groups who lived on the mission were Wirangu, Mirning, and Kokatha.

In 1963, the mission was taken over by the South Australian Government, and then in 1975 it was transferred to an Aboriginal organisation.

Today, Koonibba remains the site of the Koonibba Aboriginal School, a government-run school. The Koonibba Football Club, formed in 1906, continues to the present day.

The Our Redeemer Lutheran Church from the former Koonibba Lutheran Mission survives and is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Koonibba". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
2. "Search result for "Koonibba (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0037552)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
3. "Find a post - search result for Koonibba, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
4. "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
5. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
6. "Search result for "Koonibba (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0037552)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CEDUNA AMO (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
8. "Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of the former Koonibba Lutheran Mission". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

• http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/sa/biogs/SE01358b.htm
• http://www.koonibbaab.sa.edu.au/about_us.htm
• http://guides.slsa.sa.gov.au/Koonibba
• http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-5545-0-0-0&sID=81458&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=7715539