Lyrup, South Australia

Lyrup is a town in South Australia's rural Riverland area. Lyrup is located on the banks of the Murray River. It is 267 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia and 25 kilometres from Renmark.

Lyrup South Australia
Lyrup Ferry
Lyrup
Coordinates	34°10′S 140°44′E
Population	346 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1894
Postcode(s)	5343
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)	Renmark Paringa Council
State electorate(s)	Chaffey
Federal division(s)	Barker
Localities around Lyrup: Monash Old Calperum Berri Lyrup Pike River Gurra Gurra

Lyrup is accessible by ferry. It was established in 1894 by the South Australian government as a part of the creation of a communal land system (one of twelve settlements). 243 people originally settled in Lyrup. The town was gazetted on 24 September 1896 and was named after "Lyrup's Hut", a boundary rider's shack.

Lyrup still maintains a communal land system. It has a community club, general store and picnic areas. The area around it produces grapes, stone fruit, citrus, almonds, apricots and some corn.

Notes and references

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lyrup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 

See also

• Murray River Crossings

External links and references

• Murray River Towns – Lyrup
• Tidy Towns Report – Lyrup
• Travelmate – Lyrup

Next crossing upstream	Murray River	Next crossing downstream
Paringa Bridge	Lyrup ferry	Berri Bridge