Pyap, South Australia

Pyap is a locality in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is on the left (south) bank of the Murray River about 7 km downstream from Loxton. It includes both flat land near the river and higher land away from it. The environment is dry, so vineyards and orchards are irrigated from the river. It lies on the Kingston Road from Loxton, at the junction with the Stott Highway towards Swan Reach.

Pyap
South Australia
Great Pyap Landing, ca. 1924
Pyap
Coordinates34°26′51″S 140°29′48″E[1]
Population155 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode(s)5333
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
CountyAlfred[1]
State electorate(s)Chaffey
Federal Division(s)Barker
Mean max temp[3] Mean min temp[3] Annual rainfall[3]
24.0 °C
75 °F		 9.1 °C
48 °F		 263.2 mm
10.4 in
Localities around Pyap:
New Residence
Wappilka		 Spectacle Lake
Gerard		 Katarapko
Wunkar Pyap Loxton
Pyap West
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Pyap was first settled as a Village Settlement in March 1894 with 94 members and 187 children on 9,145 acres (3,700 ha) and a total population of 388. The founding chairman was A. H. Brocklehurst and the secretary J. W. Rawnsley.[4]

In about 1900 the government became tired of trying to keep the settlement going and when most of the village settlers abandoned the settlement, sold out lock, stock and barrel to a Mildura-Melbourne syndicate who appointed Mr. William Mitchell Plant as general manager. This firm continued to run the settlement with some success until 1913 when it eventually landed with C. J. DeGaris.[5][6]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Pyap had a population of 155 people.[2]

References
  1. "Search results for "Pyap, LOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'Postcodes', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetter' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pyap (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. "THE IRRIGATION COLONIES". The Advertiser. XXXVI (11098). South Australia. 14 May 1894. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Pyap Irrigation Settlement". Murray Pioneer And Australian River Record. South Australia. 14 December 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 14 April 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "PYAP". The Mildura Cultivator (2197). Victoria, Australia. 3 March 1920. p. 10. Retrieved 6 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.


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