Borrika, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Borrika
State:sa
Coordinates:-35.024°N 140.0495°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Pop:42
Established:2 April 1914 (town)
11 November 1999 (locality)
Established Footnotes:[2] [3]
Postcode:5309[4]
Elevation:55
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACDT
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:132
Dir1:E
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:16
Dir2:northeast
Location2:Karoonda
Region:Murray and Mallee
County:Buccleuch
Lga:District Council of Karoonda East Murray
Stategov:Hammond[5]
Fedgov:Barker[6]
Maxtemp:23.6
Maxtemp Footnotes:[7]
Mintemp:9.3
Rainfall:343.0
Near-N:Copeville
Near-Ne:Halidon
Near-E:Halidon
Sandalwood
Near-Se:Marama
Near-S:Karoonda
Marama
Near-Sw:Karoonda
Near-W:Perponda
Karoonda
Near-Nw:Copeville
Near:Borrika
Footnotes:Adjoining localities

Borrika is a town and locality in South Australia.[1] It is on the Karoonda Highway east of Karoonda, and was on the Barmera railway line (opened 1913), later known as the Loxton railway line when the end of the main line closed but the Loxton branch remained open until 2015 and has now also closed.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Borrika had a population of 42 people.

Borrika is located in the local government area of District Council of Karoonda East Murray, the state electoral district of Hammond and the federal Division of Barker.[6] [5] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for 'Borrika, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Railways' and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. 6 May 2018.
  2. Bice . John G. . TOWNS OF BORRIKA AND LOWALDIE. . The South Australian Government Gazette . 2 April 1914 . 810 . 6 May 2018 . Government of South Australia.
  3. Web site: Kentish. P.M.. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Karoonda East Murray) . The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 5 May 2018. 2321. 11 November 1999 .
  4. Web site: Postcode for Borrika, South Australia. Postcodes Australia. 9 May 2018.
  5. Web site: District of Hammond (map) . Electoral Commission SA . 4 May 2018 .
  6. Web site: Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011. Australian Electoral Commission. 17 September 2015.
  7. Web site: Summary (climate) statistics KAROONDA (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 4 May 2018.