Culburra, South Australia

Culburra
South Australia
Culburra
Coordinates 35°48′40″S 139°57′49″E / 35.8112°S 139.9635°E / -35.8112; 139.9635Coordinates: 35°48′40″S 139°57′49″E / 35.8112°S 139.9635°E / -35.8112; 139.9635
Postcode(s) 5261
LGA(s) The Coorong District Council
State electorate(s) MacKillop
Federal Division(s) Barker
Localities around Culburra:
Coonalpyn
Meningie, Field Culburra
Tintinara

Culburra is a settlement in South Australia on the Dukes Highway and Melbourne–Adelaide railway.[1] Culburra is an indigenous name meaning "plenty of sand"[2] and was previously called Dewson before the name was changed in the early 20th Century.[3] At the 2006 census, the Culburra locality had a population of 304.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Search Results for Culburra". South Australian State Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Clashing Place Names". The Register. 8 Nov 1916. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Culburra (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2011.


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