Hynam, South Australia

Hynam (formerly Hynam East) is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region on the border with the state of Victoria about 302 kilometres (188 miles) south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) east of the municipal seat of Naracoorte.^[1][5]

Hynam South Australia
Hynam
Coordinates	36°56′28″S 140°51′17″E[1]
Population	198 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established	10 June 1909 (town) 12 April 2001 (locality)[1][3][4]
Postcode(s)	5262[5]
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)(railway station)[6]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	302 km (188 mi) SE of Adelaide 11 km (7 mi) E of Naracoorte
LGA(s)	Naracoorte Lucindale Council[1]
Region	Limestone Coast[1]
County	Robe[1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop[7]
Federal division(s)	Barker[8]
Mean max temp[9] Mean min temp[9] Annual rainfall[9] 21.7 °C 71 °F 8.1 °C 47 °F 490.5 mm 19.3 in
Localities around Hynam: Wild Dog Valley Kybybolite Apsley, Victoria Wild Dog Valley Naracoorte Mount Light Hynam Apsley, Victoria Mount Light Koppamurra Laurie Park Apsley, Victoria Laurie Park
Footnotes	Locations[5] Adjoining localities[1][10]

Hynam began as a government town proclaimed as Hynam East on 10 June 1909. It is located adjacent to the Hynam Railway Station and consisted of two parts which were respectively placed on the north and south sides of the railway line. Its name was 'altered' to 'Hynam' on 20 February 1941. Boundaries for the locality of Hynam were created on 12 April 2001. Its boundaries include the Government Town of Hynam and northern part of the site of the ceased Government Town of Jessie.^{[1][3][11][4]}

Hynam was on the Mount Gambier railway line between Wolseley and Mount Gambier, South Australia which closed on 12 April 1995.^{[citation needed]}

Hynam is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.^[8][1][7]

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1. "Search results for 'Hynam, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties'. 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer', 'Railways' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hynam (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. "TOWN OF HYNAM EAST" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 10 June 1909. p. 225. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
4. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign a Boundary to a Place (to areas within the Naracoorte Lucindale Council)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian government. 12 April 2001. p. 1587. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
5. "Postcode for Hynam, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
6. "Search result for 'Hynam Railway Station' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Gazetteer' and 'Railways'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian government. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
7. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
8. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
9. "Naracoorte Aerodrome (nearest weather station)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
10. "WEST WIMMERA SHIRE, TOWN AND RURAL DISTRICT NAMES AND BOUNDARIES" (PDF). he State of Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
11. "ALTERATION OF NAMES OF TOWNS AND PLACES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 20 February 1941. p. 225. Retrieved 24 February 2018.