Tarpeena is a town and a locality on the Riddoch Highway between Penola and Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.
| Tarpeena South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Tarpeena | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°37′44″S 140°47′41″E / 37.628833°S 140.794725°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 329 (UCL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 (town) 25 February 1999 (locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5277 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast[1] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Grey[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
The town was named by Governor MacDonnell, after the aboriginal words tart pena which means red gum tree. The town was surveyed in October 1860. Boundaries for the locality were created on 25 February 1999.[1]
Industry
editPastoralists entered the area in the 1840s and soon established sheep stations for wool.[6] With the improvement in transport and the road system Tarpeena has become largely a dormitory suburb of the regional centre of Mount Gambier but the timber mill is still a valuable part of the infrastructure and helps the post office remain viable with the trade generated from over 700 employees.[7]
Governance
editTarpeena 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.[4][3][1]
Education
editAfter 106 years, the primary school in Tarpeena closed in 2011 due to diminished enrolment.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Search results for 'Tarpeena, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', "Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarpeena (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ a b "Electoral District of Mount Gambier (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ District Council of Grant – Tarpeena Archived 25 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Auspine Limited – About Archived 14 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kennett, Heather (11 December 2011). "School's sad farewell to the final 11". Sunday Mail. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
