Flinders Ranges, South Australia

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For other uses, see Flinders Ranges (disambiguation).

Flinders Ranges is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the mountain range of the same name, about 380 km (240 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide, about 86 km (53 mi) north-east of the municipal seat in Quorn and about 131 km (81 mi) north-east of the regional centre of Port Augusta.^[1]

Flinders Ranges South Australia
A view of Flinders Ranges
Flinders Ranges
Coordinates	31°29′30″S 138°29′09″E[1]
Population	20 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established	2013[1]
Postcode(s)	5434[3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	380 km (236 mi) north of Adelaide 86 km (53 mi) north-east of Quorn 131 km (81 mi) north-east of Port Augusta
LGA(s)	Flinders Ranges Council[1] Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1]
Region	Far North[4]
County	Blachford Hanson Taunton[1]
State electorate(s)	Giles[5] Stuart[6]
Federal division(s)	Grey[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8] 25.3 °C 78 °F 10.7 °C 51 °F 307.2 mm 12.1 in
Suburbs around Flinders Ranges: See Adjoining localities
Footnotes	Location[1]

Its boundaries were created in April 2013, with the name selected in respect to the ‘long established local name’. Its southern boundary was altered in November 2013 with the addition of land from Hawker and the transfer of land to Shaggy Ridge. The sites of the government towns of Edeowie and Mernmerna are also within its boundaries.^[1] These town were both surveyed in 1863. Edeowie Post Office was open from c. 1870 to 1876 and then from 1879 to 1881, while Mernmerna Post Office was open from 1874 to 1881 and then again for a period in 1905.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Flinders Ranges consists of the part of the mountain range between the ‘town centre’ of Hawker in the south and the 'town centre' of Parachilna in the north, as well as some land to the west of the range. In the north east it contains all of the protected areas of the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park and Bunkers Conservation Reserve, whose eastern boundaries align with that of the locality. The Marree railway line and The Outback Highway both pass through the west side of the locality while the Flinders Ranges Way passes through the south-east side.^[1]

As of 2012, its land use was either pastoral farming or conservation. The Marree railway line is the boundary between these uses, with pastoral farming to the west and land to the east zoned for conservation, including the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park and the Bunker Conservation Reserve.^[13]

Flinders Ranges is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral districts of Giles and Stuart, the local government area of the Flinders Ranges Council, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia, and the state's Far North region.^[7][5][1][6]

Heritage listings

Flinders Ranges contains a number of places listed on the South Australian Heritage Register, including:

• Ajax Mine Fossil Reef^[14]
• Aroona Valley: Hayward Homestead Ruins^[15]
• Aroona Valley: Eddie Pumpa Outstation^[16]
• Brachina Gorge: Impact Ejecta Horizon Late Precambrian Shales Geological Site^[17]
• Brachina Road: Enorama Outstation and Mail Station Ruins^[18]
• Wilpena Pound Geological Landform^[19]
• Stromatolites in the Precambrian Trezona Formation, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park^[20]
• Wilkawillina Archaeocyathae Geological Site^[21]
• Oraparinna Diapir^[22]
• Tufa Waterfall^[23]
• Enorama Diapir^[24]
• Appealinna Mine Ruins and Miner's Hut^[25]
• Blacksmith's Shop, Oraparinna Station^[26]
• Dingley Dell Homestead Ruins^[27]
• Wills Homestead Complex Ruins^[28]
• Hill's Cottage, Wilpena Pound^[29]
• Wilpena Homestead Complex^[30]

Adjoining localities

Flinders Ranges is bounded by the following localities:^[1]

• Northwest: Motpena,
• North: Motpena, Mount Falkland, Alpana, Gum Creek Station and Agorigina.
• Northeast: Wirrealpa
• East: Wirrealpa, Willow Springs, Upalinna, Prelinna, Mount Havelock and Willippa.
• Southeast: Black Hill Station
• South: Barndioota, Hawker, Shaggy Ridge and Black Hill Station
• Southwest: Wallerberdina
• West: Motpena, Wintabatinyana, Lake Torrens Station

See also

• St Mary Peak
• Edeowie Station
• Cazneaux Tree

References

Notes

Citations

1. "Search result for "Flinders Ranges, LOCB" with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Counties", "Local Government Areas", "SA Government Regions" , "Gazetteer", "Railways", and "Roads"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Flinders Ranges (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. Flinders Ranges Postcode Archived 11 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine Australia Post
4. "Far North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
5. "District of Giles Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
6. "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
7. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
8. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Hawker (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
9. "Search result for "Edeowie (Gtwn)" with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Government Towns" and ""Gazetteer""". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
10. "Search result for "Mernmerna (Gtwn)" with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Government Towns" and ""Gazetteer""". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
11. "Edeowie". Post Office Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
12. "Mernmerna". Post Office Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
13. "Development Plan, Land Not Within a Council Area (Flinders)– 29 November 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2012. pp. 40–41, 43–46, 47, 57–59 and 61–62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
14. "Ajax Mine Fossil Reef (designated place of palaeontological and geological significance)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
15. "Hayward Homestead (Ruin), Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
16. "Eddie Pumpa Outstation including Outbuilding, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
17. "Impact Ejecta Horizon Late Precambrian Shales Geological Site, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
18. "Mail Station & Rubbish Dump, Enorama Site (Ruin), Aroona Station, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
19. "Wilpena Pound Geological Landform, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park (designated place of geological significance)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
20. "Stromatolites in the Precambrian Trezona Formation, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
21. "Wilkawillina Archaeocyathae Geological Site, partly located within Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
22. "Oraparinna Diapir Locality (designated place of geological significance), Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
23. "Tufa Waterfall (designated place of geological significance), Bunkers (Private) Conservation Reserve". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
24. "Enorama Diapir Locality - Diapir Reef Complex (designated place of geological significance), Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
25. "Appealinna Mine Ruins & Miner's Hut, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
26. "Former Blacksmith's Shop, Oraparinna Station, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
27. "Dingley Dell Homestead (Ruin) (including Stable/Pen, Retaining Wall, Lime Kilns, Meat and Smoke House), Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
28. "Wills Homestead Complex (Ruins), Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
29. "Hill's Cottage, Wilpena Pound, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
30. "Wilpena Homestead Complex, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.