| Waikerie South Australia |
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Peake Tce, the main street of Waikerie |
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Waikerie
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| Population: | 1,744[1] |
| Postcode: | 5330 |
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| LGA: | District Council of Loxton Waikerie |
| State District: | Chaffey |
| Federal Division: | Barker |
Waikerie is a rural town in the Riverland region of South Australia on the south bank of the Murray River. At the 2006 census, Waikerie had a population of 1,744.[1] The Sturt Highway passes to the south of the town at the top of the cliffs. There is a cable ferry crossing the river to provide vehicle access from the north side of the river.
The town of Waikerie derives its name from Weikari, which is claimed to literally mean 'the rising'. This refers to the emergence of many ghost moths (Hepialidae) from the ground among the river red gums after heavy rain.
Waikerie is well-known for citrus growing and gliding, as the flat dry terrain provides good thermals.
Waikerie is in the District Council of Loxton Waikerie, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Chaffey and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Barker. Prior to the boundary adjustment for the 2004 election, Waikerie was in the Division of Wakefield.
Former Adelaide Crows captain Mark Ricciuto is from Waikerie.
Waikerie Airport is near Waikerie. It is home to the Waikerie Gliding Club. It has two runways 08/26 and 02/20.
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