German Creek, South Australia

German Creek is a rural locality in south-eastern South Australia, situated in the District Council of Grant.[2] The boundaries were formalised in October 1995 for the long established name. The postcode was originally 5280, but was altered to 5291 in 2004.[4] It was reportedly named for a German who was shepherding in the area.[7]

German Creek
South Australia
Coola Shearing Shed, State Library of South Australia B 3393
German Creek
Coordinates37.828270°S 140.482310°E / -37.828270; 140.482310
Population44 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)5291 [2]
LGA(s)District Council of Grant [2]
RegionLimestone Coast [3]
CountyCounty of Grey[4]
State electorate(s)Mount Gambier[5]
Federal Division(s)Barker[6]
Localities around German Creek:
German Flat Tantanoola Burrungule
German Flat German Creek Burrungule
Carpenter Rocks Kongorong Kongorong
FootnotesCoordinates[4]
Adjoining localities[4]

History

The German Creek area was offered to the government for closer settlement purposes in 1911; however, while the government purchased the nearby Moorak estate, it declined to purchase land at German Creek, and the area was privately subdivided.[8][9]

It was renamed Benara Creek in 1918, one of many German-themed named places in South Australia to be renamed during World War I; however, it reverted to its original name in 1986. It still to this day still remains “German Creek” [10][7]

Geography and Climate

German Creek is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.[6][5][4] The principal land use at German Creek is primary production.[4]

The Coola Shearing Shed has been listed as a state heritage place on the South Australian Heritage Register.[11]

German Creek has a Warm-Summer Mediterranean climate abbreviated csb on the Köppen-Scale.

Demographics

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that German Creek had a population of 44 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "German Creek". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. "Search result(s) for German Creek, 5291". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. "Search result(s) for German Creek, 5291 with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. "Place Names of South Australia – G". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. "CLOSER SETTLEMENT AT MOUNT GAMBIER". The Chronicle. LIII (2, 741). South Australia. 4 March 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Advertising". The South Eastern Times (2005). South Australia. 28 May 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "How The Names Were Changed". Observer. LXXXVI (4, 508). South Australia. 16 November 1929. p. 30. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Coola Shearing Shed". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  12. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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