Perponda South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°58′58″S 139°49′00″E / 34.982714°S 139.816534°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 60 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 May 1919 (town) 11 November 1999 (locality)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5308[5] | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 111 km (69 mi) E of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | District Council of Karoonda East Murray[1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Murray and Mallee[1] | ||||||||||||||
County | Buccleuch[1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hammond[6] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker[7] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Locations[5] Adjoining localities[1] |
Perponda is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 111 kilometres (69 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide.[1][5]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Perponda had a population of 60 people.[2]
Perponda was on the Waikerie railway line. The school opened in 1924, but has since closed.[9] The town was surveyed in 1919 and the name is derived from the local Aboriginal word for the plains.[10] The modern locality area includes the former town of Kalyan which was the next siding north along the railway.[11]