Tarpeena, South Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids TarpeenaSouth Australia |
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Established | 1860 (town) 25 February 1999 (locality) |
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Postcode(s) | 5277 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | District Council of Grant | ||||||||||||||
Region | Limestone Coast | ||||||||||||||
County | Grey | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining localities |
Tarpeena is a town and a locality on the Riddoch Highway between Penola and Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Tarpeena had a population of 414 of which 337 lived in its town centre.
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.
Education
After 106 years, the primary school in Tarpeena closed in 2011 due to diminished enrolment.
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