Koolywurtie, South Australia

Koolywurtie is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Yorke Peninsula about 93 kilometres (58 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the municipal seat of Maitland.^[1][4]

Koolywurtie South Australia
Koolywurtie
Coordinates	34°38′43″S 137°38′22″E[1]
Population	101 (2021 census)[2]
Established	1999[3]
Postcode(s)	5575 [4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	93 km (58 mi) W of Adelaide 20 km (12 mi) S of Maitland
LGA(s)	Yorke Peninsula Council[1]
Region	Yorke and Mid North[1]
County	Fergusson[1]
State electorate(s)	Narungga[5]
Federal division(s)	Grey[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 22.6 °C 73 °F 9.4 °C 49 °F 353.7 mm 13.9 in
Suburbs around Koolywurtie: Wauraltee Wauraltee Wauraltee Port Rickaby Bluff Beach Koolywurtie Curramulka Bluff Beach Minlaton Curramulka
Footnotes	Adjoining localities[1]

Koolywurtie's boundaries were created on 27 May 1999 and given the “local established name” which is derived from the local aboriginal word used for some "nearby native wells."^[3]

The 2021 Australian census which was conducted in August 2021 reports that Koolywurtie had a population of 101 people.^[2]

Koolywurtie is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.^[6][1][5]

References

1. "Search results for 'Koolywurtie, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Koolywurtie (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
3. Kentish, Peter McLaren (27 May 1999), "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Yorke Peninsula)" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 2696, retrieved 14 December 2022 – via AustLII
4. "Postcode for Koolywurtie, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
5. Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
6. "Profile of the electoral division of Grey (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
7. "MINLATON AERO (nearest weather station)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 December 2022.