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 | 44 (2016 census)[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]
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]
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]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that German Creek had a population of 44 people.[1]
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]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "German Creek". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ 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. 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.
