Narrung, South Australia

Narrung is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia.[1] It is situated at the northern extent of the Narrung Peninsula, which separates The Coorong from Lake Albert adjacent to The Narrows which separates Lake Albert from the larger Lake Alexandrina. The area of Narrung includes the Aboriginal (Ngarrindjeri) community of Raukkan.

Narrung
South Australia
Narrung is located in South Australia
Narrung
Narrung
Coordinates35°30′49″S 139°10′01″E[1]
Population198 (2016 census)[2]
Established25 April 1907 (town)
24 August 2000 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5259
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Coorong District Council[1]
RegionMurray and Mallee[1]
CountyRussell[1]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[5]
Federal division(s)Barker[6]
Localities around Narrung:
Lake Alexandrina Lake Alexandrina
Lake Albert
Lake Albert
Lake Alexandrina Narrung Lake Albert
Coorong Meningie West Lake Albert
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

At the 2016 census, the locality of Narrung had a population of 198.[2] This included 106 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples who lived in the Raukkan community.[7]

Narrung is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Coorong District Council.[6][1][5]

See also

References

  1. "Search results for 'Narrung, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', "Government Towns', 'Counties', "Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Narrung (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. Kirkpatrick, A.A. (25 April 1907). "TOWN OF NARRUNG" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 803. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places {within the Coorong District Council)" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 596, 24 August 2000, retrieved 6 April 2019
  5. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Raukkan (Indigenous Location)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 May 2021.


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