Petherick, South Australia

For other uses, see Petherick.

Petherick is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about 211 kilometres (131 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the municipal seat in Bordertown.^[1][4]

Petherick South Australia
Petherick
Coordinates	36°21′50″S 140°08′50″E[1]
Population	33 (2016 census)[2]
Established	24 August 2000[3]
Postcode(s)	5267[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	211 km (131 mi) SE of Adelaide 55 km (34 mi) W of Bordertown.
LGA(s)	Tatiara District Council[1]
Region	Murray and Mallee[1]
County	Cardwell[1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop[5]
Federal division(s)	Barker[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 22.9 °C 73 °F 8.0 °C 46 °F 408.1 mm 16.1 in
Suburbs around Petherick: Bunbury Laffer Keith Tilley Swamp Petherick Willalooka Keilira Keilira Marcollat
Footnotes	Locations[4][1] Adjoining localities[1]

Its boundaries were created on 24 August 2000 and align with those of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Petherick from which its name is derived. The hundred itself was named after Vernon Petherick, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.^[1][8][3]

The majority land use within Petherick is ’primary production’. Land in the locality’s north-west corner occupied by the protected area known as the Gum Lagoon Conservation Park includes zonings for both ‘conservation’ and ‘primary production’.^[9][1]

Didicoolum station is located in the locality of Petherick.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Petherick had a population of 33 people.^[2]

Petherick is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Tatiara District Council.^[6][1][5]

References

1. "Search results for 'Petherick, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories', 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Petherick". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 596, 24 August 2000, retrieved 28 December 2017
4. "Postcode for Petherick, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
5. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics KEITH (MUNKORA) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
8. "Search results for 'Hundred of Petherick, HD' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', "Hundreds' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
9. "Development Plan - Tatiara Council - Consolidated – 24 October 2013" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 136 and 206–211. Retrieved 29 December 2017.