Woodleigh, South Australia

Woodleigh is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It is southeast of Loxton along the Browns Well Highway and the Taplan Road. The terrain is predominantly flat, sandy soil cleared for cropping. The population is dispersed among farmhouses with no population centre in the district. Mean annual rainfall is 263.1 millimetres (10.36 in) falling on 78.9 days of the year.^[4] Woodleigh was never serviced directly by rail. The Loxton railway line was to the west and the Paringa railway line was to the east.

Woodleigh South Australia
Woodleigh
Coordinates	34.5682°S 140.71509°E / -34.5682; 140.71509
Population	62 (2016 census)[1]
Gazetted	28 September 2000[2]
Postcode(s)	5311
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Location	20 km (12 mi) southeast of Loxton
LGA(s)	District Council of Loxton Waikerie
State electorate(s)	Chaffey
Federal division(s)	Barker
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 24.0 °C 75 °F 9.1 °C 48 °F 263.1 mm 10.4 in
Localities around Woodleigh: Loxton Bugle Hut Taldra Pata Woodleigh Taplan Malpas Paruna
Footnotes	[3]

There was a hall at Woodleigh proposed as a Congregational hall to also be used as a community hall and school in 1912 on an acre of land donated by Mr J. Day.^[5] The hall had opened by the end of 1914^[6] but was destroyed by fire on 16 October 1919.^[7] There was immediate enthusiasm to rebuild the hall.^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woodleigh (SA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
2. "Geographical Names Act 1991 (159)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 28 September 2000. p. 2282. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
3. "Placename Details: Woodleigh (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 23 April 2008. SA0036199. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
4. "Woodleigh Weather". Elders Weather. Elders Limited. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
5. "LOXTON DISTRICT". Renmark Pioneer. Vol. 18, no. 9. South Australia. 28 February 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 14 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "FRUTT FESTIVAL v. EUCHRE". Murray Pioneer And Australian River Record. Vol. 19, no. 50. South Australia. 10 December 1914. p. 4. Retrieved 14 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
7. "WOODLEIGH HALL DESTROYED". Murray Pioneer And Australian River Record. Vol. 25, no. 43. South Australia. 24 October 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 14 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "A NEW INSTITUTE AT WOODLEIGH". Murray Pioneer And Australian River Record. Vol. 26, no. 13. South Australia. 2 April 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 14 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.