Paracombe, South Australia

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Paracombe South Australia
Population:	379 (2001 census)
Established:	1841
Postcode:	5132
Location:	24 km from Adelaide
LGA:	Adelaide Hills Council
State District:	Kavel
Federal Division:	Mayo

Paracombe (postcode 5132) is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area.

1 History
- 1.1 Kaurna Aborigines
- 1.2 European settlement
2 Geography
3 Facilities
4 Transport
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Kaurna Aborigines

Main article: Kaurna

The Kaurna people (pronounced "Garner" or "Gowna") people were the Indigenous inhabitants of the Adelaide region, numbering approximately 650 in 1842. Few traces exist of the Kaurna people today, other than in some place names. ^[1]

[edit] European settlement

The name probably originates from the Little Para River whose headwaters are in the area. It was settled in 1840-41 by John Barton Hack and John Richardson, and was a sheep station until the turn of the century. It was subdivided and with an influx of smaller landholders, a school, post office, church and recreation hall were built, but the town did not grow much beyond this. ^[2]

In 1966, work started on the Kangaroo Creek Reservoir, a dam of the River Torrens, and in 1969, it was completed at a cost of $5.3 million. Apart from supplying water to eastern Adelaide, it also serves a flood protection role and holds 19,160 megalitres.^[3]

[edit] Geography

Paracombe is located south of Inglewood on the road out of Adelaide via Athelstone (Gorge Road). The ABS 2001 census records 379 people living in 130 dwellings.^[4]

[edit] Facilities

Paracombe has a primary school, a recreation centre and a Country Fire Station.

[edit] Transport

The area is not serviced by Adelaide public transport. A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by Affordable Coachlines. ^[5]