Nairne, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nairne South Australia
Main Street, Nairne
Nairne Location in South Australia
Population	4,842 (2016 census)
Established	1839
Postcode(s)	5252
Location	9 km (6 mi) from Mount Barker 40 km (25 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s)	District Council of Mount Barker
State electorate(s)	Kavel
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Localities around Nairne: Hay Valley Brukunga Littlehampton Nairne Dawesley Mount Barker Mount Barker Mount Barker

Nairne is a small township in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. Nairne is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from Mount Barker, South Australia, in the federal Division of Mayo and in the state electoral district of Kavel. At the 2016 census, Nairne had a population of 4,842.

History

Nairne began as a town on Princes Highway, which used to be the main traffic route from Sydney to Adelaide (via Melbourne) before the South Eastern Freeway superseded this section of highway in 1969.

In 2003, the main street was transformed for a section of the movie The Honourable Wally Norman, which was filmed using various areas of the Adelaide Hills, including Mount Barker, Nairne and Lobethal.

Demographics

Nairne has several shops on the main street, a school, and a church. It is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from the town of Mount Barker and about 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Littlehampton. Nairne also has two hotels The Miller's Arms and The District Hotel as well as being home to Howard's Vineyard and Lot 100 which houses a gin distillery, brewery, winery and fruit juice manufacturing. Green Valley Strawberries is a popular local farm with a cafe and farm gate sales of seasonal fruit during summer.

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Nairne railway station