Karte is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s east about 192 kilometres (119 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of the municipal seat of Pinnaroo and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of the town of Lameroo.[1][5]
| Karte South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Karte | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°03′27″S 140°41′54″E / 35.057459°S 140.698419°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 32 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 8 June 1916 (town) 12 August 1999 (locality)[3][1][4] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5307[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft)(railway station) [6] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Southern Mallee District Council[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Murray and Mallee[1] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Chandos[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hammond[7] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker[8] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Locations[1][5] Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
The town was named after the railway station which was a stop on the Peebinga railway line and whose name is derived from an aboriginal word mean “a low thick scrub. The Peebinga railway line was closed in 1990.
The government town of Karte was proclaimed on 8 June 1916 on land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Kingsford to the immediate north-west of the Karte Railway Station.[6][3] ”[10] The boundaries for the locality were created on 12 August 1999 and includes the site of the government town of Karte which is located in its south-west immediately north of the Karte Conservation Park.[1][4]
Land use within the locality is mainly concerned with “primary production” while some land in its south-west and north is occupied respectively by the Karte and Peebinga Conservation Parks and is zoned for “conservation”.[11]
Karte is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Hammond and the local government area of the Southern Mallee District Council.[8][7][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Search results for 'Karte, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karte (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Styles, A. W. (8 June 1916). "TOWN OF KARTE" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1215–1216. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b Lawson, Robert (12 August 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the Southern Mallee District Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 766. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Postcode for Karte, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Search results for 'Karte Railway Station' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ a b "District of Hammond (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "Summary (climate) statistics LAMEROO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "NAMES OF RAILWAY STATIONS". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXX, no. 21, 331. South Australia. 24 March 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 2 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Search results for 'Karte, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
