Mypolonga, South Australia

Mypolonga is a settlement in South Australia on the bank of the lower Murray River.[2] In the 2011 census, Mypolonga recorded a population of 771.[1]

Mypolonga
South Australia
Man holding sample of oats from Mypolonga, November 1915.
Mypolonga
Coordinates35.040°S 139.355°E / -35.040; 139.355
Population771 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)5254
Location18 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 Willow Banks, Toora Sunnyside

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

See also

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "SSC40476 (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  3. "Placename Details: Mypolonga". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0040134. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

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