German Creek, South Australia
| German Creek South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Coola Shearing Shed, State Library of South Australia B 3393 | |||||||||||||||
  German Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′42″S 140°28′56″E / 37.828270°S 140.482310°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 25 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5291[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast[3] | ||||||||||||||
| County | County of Grey[4] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Coordinates[4] Adjoining localities[4] | ||||||||||||||
German Creek is a rural locality in south-eastern South Australia, situated in the District Council of Grant.[2] The boundaries were formalised in October 1995 for the long established name. The postcode was originally 5280, but was altered to 5291 in 2004.[4] It was reportedly named for a German who was shepherding in the area.[7]
History
[edit]The German Creek area was offered to the government for closer settlement purposes in 1911; however, while the government purchased the nearby Moorak estate, it declined to purchase land at German Creek, and the area was privately subdivided.[8][9]
It was renamed Benara Creek in 1918, one of many German-themed named places in South Australia to be renamed during World War I; however, it reverted to its original name in 1986. It still to this day still remains "German Creek"[10][7]
Geography and Climate
[edit]German Creek 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.[6][5][4] The principal land use at German Creek is primary production.[4]
The Coola Shearing Shed has been listed as a state heritage place on the South Australian Heritage Register.[11]
German Creek has a Warm-Summer Mediterranean climate abbreviated csb on the Köppen-Scale.
| Climate data for German Creek | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.0 (67.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 27.4 (1.08) |
21.4 (0.84) |
34.4 (1.35) |
46.4 (1.83) |
64.2 (2.53) |
86.4 (3.40) |
95.3 (3.75) |
96.0 (3.78) |
69.2 (2.72) |
52.8 (2.08) |
38.9 (1.53) |
37.2 (1.46) |
669.6 (26.35) |
| Average rainy days | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 95 |
| Source: NOAA.[12] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "German Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Search result(s) for German Creek, 5291". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Search result(s) for German Creek, 5291 with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ a b "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Place Names of South Australia – G". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "CLOSER SETTLEMENT AT MOUNT GAMBIER". The Chronicle. Vol. LIII, no. 2, 741. South Australia. 4 March 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The South Eastern Times. No. 2005. South Australia. 28 May 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "How The Names Were Changed". Observer. Vol. LXXXVI, no. 4, 508. South Australia. 16 November 1929. p. 30. Retrieved 17 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Coola Shearing Shed". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)".
