Ngarkat, South Australia

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the associated protected area, see Ngarkat Conservation Park.
Ngarkat
South Australia
Ngarkat
Coordinates 35°37′37″S 140°38′05″E / 35.62685°S 140.634640°E / -35.62685; 140.634640Coordinates: 35°37′37″S 140°38′05″E / 35.62685°S 140.634640°E / -35.62685; 140.634640
Population 0 (2011 census)[1]
Established 1999[2]
Postcode(s) 5302[3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) Coorong District Council
Tatiara District Council
Southern Mallee District Council
State electorate(s) Chaffey[4]
MacKillop[5]
Federal Division(s) Barker[6]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
23.4 °C
74 °F		 8.8 °C
48 °F		 310.3 mm
12.2 in
Suburbs around Ngarkat:
Lameroo
Parrakie[2]		 Lameroo
Parilla
Pinaroo[2]		 Victoria[2]
Parrakie
Tintinara[2]		 Ngarkat Victoria[2]
Coombe[2] Coombe
Makin
McCallum
Shaugh [2]		 Victoria[2]
Footnotes Coordinates[2]
Locations[3][2]
Climate[7]
Local government areas[2]

Ngarkat is a locality in South Australia located in the south-east of the state in both the Murray Mallee and the Limestone Coast regions about 227 kilometres (141 mi) south east of the Adelaide city centre.[2][3]

Its boundaries were created firstly in August 1999 for the part in the Southern Mallee District Council followed by the part in the Tatiara District Council during March 2000 and finally by the part in the Coorong District Council during August 2000. Its name is derived from the Ngarkat Conservation Park.[2]

The principal land use within the locality is conservation with the majority of the land being located in the Ngarkat Conservation Park with the exception of a parcel of land between the Ngarkat Highway and the Victorian border within the Tatiara District Council.[2][8] [9] [10]

Ngarkat is located within the federal Division of Barker, the state electoral districts of Chaffey and Mackillop and, and the local government areas of the Coorong District Council, the Tatiara District Council and the Southern Mallee District Council.[6][4] [5][2]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ngarkat". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Search result for " Ngarkat (Locality Bounded)" (Record noSA0040522) with the following layers selected - “Suburbs and Localities” and “Local Government Areas”". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Postcode for Ngarkat, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 "District of Chaffey Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Development Plan - The Coorong District Council Consolidated – 18 December 2014 (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2014. pp. 223, 225, 403 &405.
  9. ↑ Development Plan - Southern Mallee District Council, Consolidated – 25 October 2012 (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2012. pp. 5, 6, 77 & 81.
  10. ↑ Development Plan - Tatiara Council, Consolidated – 24 October 2013 (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2013. pp. 205 & 212–217.
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