Emeroo, South Australia

Emeroo is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia about 295 kilometres (183 miles) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 18 kilometres (11 miles) northeast of Port Augusta in the state’s Far North region.^[1][3]

Emeroo South Australia
Emeroo
Coordinates	32°20′38″S 137°51′55″E[1]
Population	no data available (2016 census)[2]
Established	2013[1]
Postcode(s)	5713[1]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	295 km (183 mi) north of Adelaide 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Port Augusta
LGA(s)	Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1]
Region	Far North[3]
County	Newcastle[1]
State electorate(s)	Giles[4]
Federal division(s)	Grey[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6] 26.3 °C 79 °F 12.1 °C 54 °F 214.1 mm 8.4 in
Suburbs around Emeroo: Mount Arden Mount Arden Yarrah Yarrah Mount Arden Carriewerloo Emeroo Quorn Port Augusta West Wami Kata Mundallio Saltia Quorn
Footnotes	Location[1] Adjoining localities[1]

Emeroo is the site of a township that never developed.^[1]

As of 2012, the majority land use in the area was pastoral farming, while the land in the east of the area, which is associated with the western slope of the Flinders Ranges, includes The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park and is zoned for conservation.^[1][7]

The gazetted locality of Emeroo was created in April 2013, including portions removed from the adjoining localities of Quorn and Wami Kata; the name was derived from the undeveloped township. Its western and southern boundaries approximately align with those of the cadastral unit of the County of Newcastle. The locality extends in the west from a watercourse that extends north from and drains into Spencer Gulf to the western slopes of the Flinders Ranges in the east. The locality surrounds the top of Spencer Gulf including the ford known as Yorkey Crossing. The locality’s eastern side includes the western half of The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park.^[1]

The Marree railway line passes through the area from south to north, while the track for both the Adelaide–Darwin railway and the Trans-Australian Railway passes through the locality's south-west.^[1]

The former Emeroo Station Ostrich Farm is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register, reflecting its historical significance.^[1][8]

Emeroo lies within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Giles and the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia.^[4][5][1]

References

1. "Search results for 'Emeroo, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties'. 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas','Postcodes', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. No population data available until the 2016 census
3. "Far North SA government region" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
4. "District of Giles Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
5. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Port Augusta Aero (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
7. "Development Plan, Land Not Within a Council Area (Flinders)– 29 November 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2012. pp. 40–41, 43–44 and 68–69. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
8. "Former Ostrich Farm, Emeroo Station, including Original Homestead, Ruins of Hatching Shed, Exotic Plants and Ostrich Fences". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 14 February 1985. Retrieved 14 May 2016.