Emeroo, South Australia

Emeroo South Australia
Emeroo
Coordinates	32°20′38″S 137°51′55″E / 32.34397808°S 137.86529334°ECoordinates: 32°20′38″S 137°51′55″E / 32.34397808°S 137.86529334°E
Population	no census data until 2016[1]
Established	2013[1]
Postcode(s)	5713[1]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	295 km (183 mi) north of Adelaide 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Port Augusta
LGA(s)	Unincorporated area
Region	Far North[2]
State electorate(s)	Giles[3]
Federal Division(s)	Grey[4]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 26.3 °C ^79 °F 12.1 °C ^54 °F 214.1 mm ^8.4 in
Suburbs around Emeroo: Mount Arden Mount Arden Yarrah Yarrah Mount Arden Carriewerloo Emeroo Quorn Port Augusta West Wami Kata Mundallio Saltia Quorn
Footnotes	Location[1] Coordinates[1] Climate[5] Adjoining localities[1]

Emeroo is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 295 kilometres (183 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of the centre of Port Augusta in the state’s Far North region.^[1][2]

Its boundaries were created in April 2013 and included portions removed from the adjoining localities of Quorn and Wami Kata. Its name is reported as being derived from the “Former Emeroo township.” Its western and southern boundaries approximately align with those for the cadastral unit of the County of Newcastle.^[1]

Emeroo extends in the west from a watercourse that extends north from and drains into Spencer Gulf to the western slopes of the Flinders Ranges in the east. The locality surrounds the top of Spencer Gulf including the ford known as Yorkey Crossing. The locality’s eastern side includes the western half of The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park. The Marree railway line passes through the approximate middle of the locality from south to north while the track for both the Adelaide–Darwin railway and the Trans-Australian Railway passes through the locality close to its south-western corner.^[1][6]

As of 2012, the majority land use within the locality was pastoral farming, while the land on the east side of the locality, which is associated with the western slope of the Flinders Ranges, including The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park is zoned for conservation.^[1][7]

The former Emeroo Station Ostrich Farm, which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register, is located on the boundary with the locality of Wami Kata with the heritage place being located in both Emeroo and Wami Kata.^[1][8]

Emeroo is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Giles and the unincorporated area of South Australia.^[1][3][4]

References

1. "Search result for "Emeroo (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0067052) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Counties", "Place names (gazetteer)", "Road Labels", "Development Plan Layers" and " Zone Categories"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
2. "Far North SA government region" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
3. "District of Giles Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
4. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
5. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Port Augusta Aero (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
6. "Search result for "Emeroo (Locality Bounded)" with the following datasets being selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". LocationSA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
7. "Development Plan, Land Not Within a Council Area (Flinders)– 29 November 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2012. pp. 40–41, 43–44 and 68–69. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
8. "Former Ostrich Farm, Emeroo Station, including Original Homestead, Ruins of Hatching Shed, Exotic Plants and Ostrich Fences". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 14 February 1985. Retrieved 14 May 2016.