Koonoona, South Australia

Koonoona is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder.^[2] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".^[3] It occupies the north-western corner of the cadastral Hundred of Apoinga.^[4]

Koonoona South Australia
Koonoona
Coordinates	33.830540°S 138.9288°E / -33.830540; 138.9288
Population	7 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5417[2]
LGA(s)	Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s)	Stuart[2]
Federal division(s)	Grey[2]
Localities around Koonoona: Porter Lagoon Burra Burra Porter Lagoon Koonoona Burra Black Springs Apoinga Emu Downs
Footnotes	Coordinates[3]

The area was originally the territory of the Ngadjuri people.^[5] It was named after the Koonoona Station and Merino stud, which was established in 1863 by Walter Duffield and T. S. Porter.^[6][7] Koonoona Station was described in 1929 as "one of the oldest estates in this district" and "noted for the breed of its merino sheep"; another correspondent in 1933 labelled it "one of the most important [Merino studs] in the Commonwealth".^[8][7]

Koonoona Provisional School opened in 1894, was declared half-time with Gum Creek in 1903, and closed in 1915.^[9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Koonoona (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Search result(s) for Koonoona, 5417". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
3. "Search result(s) for Koonoona, 5417". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
4. "Search result(s) for Hundred of Apoinga". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
5. Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. The Area – Its Settlement and Development: District Council of Robertstown. 1986.
6. "Place Names of South Australia – K". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
7. "KOONOONA MERINOS". The Chronicle. Vol. LXXVI, no. 4, 007. Adelaide. 31 August 1933. p. 5 (Stud Stock Supplement). Retrieved 27 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "KOONOONA". Burra Record. Vol. 50, no. 51. South Australia. 25 December 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 27 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
9. Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. District Council of Robertstown. 1986. p. 166.