Keyneton, South Australia
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| Keyneton South Australia |
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| Population: | 317[1] |
| Postcode: | 5353 |
| Coordinates: | 34°33′14″S 139°08′06″E / 34.554°S 139.135°ECoordinates: 34°33′14″S 139°08′06″E / 34.554°S 139.135°E |
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| LGA: | Mid Murray Council |
| State electorate: | Schubert |
| Federal Division: | Barker |
Keyneton is a locality in South Australia.[2] The town is in the Mid Murray Council local government area, 82 kilometres (51 mi) north west of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2006 census, Keyneton and the surrounding area had a population of 317.[1]
The town was named after English pastoralist Joseph Keynes (related to the Keynes Family), who had settled the area in 1842 and whose descendants still live and farm in the area.
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- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Keyneton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC43896&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ^ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/2905.0Appendix82006?opendocument&tabname=Notes&prodno=2905.0&issue=2006&num=&view=. Retrieved 08 December 2009.
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