Culburra, South Australia
| Culburra South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Culburra | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°48′40″S 139°57′49″E / 35.8112°S 139.9635°ECoordinates: 35°48′40″S 139°57′49″E / 35.8112°S 139.9635°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5261 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | The Coorong District Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | MacKillop | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||
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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
- ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ↑ "Search Results for Culburra". South Australian State Gazetteer. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "Clashing Place Names". The Register. 8 Nov 1916. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Culburra (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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