Mypolonga, South Australia

Mypolonga
South Australia
Mypolonga
Coordinates 35°02′24″S 139°21′18″E / 35.04°S 139.355°E / -35.04; 139.355Coordinates: 35°02′24″S 139°21′18″E / 35.04°S 139.355°E / -35.04; 139.355
Population 303 (2006)[1]
Postcode(s) 5254
Location 18 km (11 mi) NE of Murray Bridge
LGA(s) Rural City of Murray Bridge
State electorate(s) Electoral district of Hammond
Federal Division(s) Division of Barker
Localities around Mypolonga:
Caloote, Wall Flat Woodlane Pompoota
Pallamana Mypolonga Burdett
Murray Bridge North Willowbanks, Toora Sunnyside

Mypolonga is a settlement in South Australia on the bank of the lower Murray River.[1] At the 2006 census, Mypolonga had a population of 303.[2]

Mypolonga was surveyed in 1915. Its name is from an Aboriginal name for Cliff Lookout Place.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mypolonga (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. "Placename Details: Mypolonga". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0040134. Retrieved 2 September 2015.


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