Moorak, South Australia

Moorak is a southern suburb of Mount Gambier - a city in South Australia.

Moorak South Australia
Moorak from the road around Blue Lake, ca 1932
Moorak
Coordinates	37.8635°S 140.7382°E / -37.8635; 140.7382
Population	1,412 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1999[2]
Postcode(s)	5291
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant[2]
Region	Limestone Coast[3]
County	Grey[2]
State electorate(s)	Mount Gambier[4]
Federal division(s)	Barker[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6] 19.0 °C 66 °F 8.2 °C 47 °F 708.4 mm 27.9 in
Localities around Moorak: Burrungule Compton Mount Gambier Mount Gambier Kongorong Moorak OB Flat Kongorong Mount Schank OB Flat
Footnotes	Adjoining localities[2]

The name Moorak may be a native word for "Mountain", but not from the local tribe, according to Doctor Browne who was an early landowner.^[7]

Moorak is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.^[5][4][2] It is also part of Mount Gambier’s urban sprawl.

See also

• Kilsby sinkhole

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moorak (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Search result for "Moorak (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0046076) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
3. "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
4. "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
5. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Mount Gambier Aero (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
7. "Placename Details: Moorak". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 5 February 2008. SA0046076. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015. vide "History of the South East" page 124 by H.C.Talbot