Moorak, South Australia
Moorak South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Moorak | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°51′49″S 140°44′18″E / 37.8635°S 140.7382°E / -37.8635; 140.7382Coordinates: 37°51′49″S 140°44′18″E / 37.8635°S 140.7382°E / -37.8635; 140.7382 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,226 (2016 census)[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] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[2] | ||||||||||||||
Moorak is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's Limestone Coast region.[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]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Moorak had a population of 1226 people.[1]
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]
References
^ ab Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moorak". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abcdef "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. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
^ ab "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
^ ab "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
^ abc "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Mount Gambier Aero (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^ "Placename Details: Moorak". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 5 February 2008. SA0046076. Retrieved 31 August 2015. vide "History of the South East" page 124 by H.C.Talbot
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