Dublin, South Australia

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Dublin South Australia
Dublin Town Hall
Dublin
Coordinates	34°27′0″S 138°21′0″E / 34.45000°S 138.35000°E / -34.45000; 138.35000Coordinates: 34°27′0″S 138°21′0″E / 34.45000°S 138.35000°E / -34.45000; 138.35000
Population	241 (2006)^[1]
Postcode(s)	5501
Location	61 km (38 mi) N of Adelaide 45 km (28 mi) NW of Gawler 16 km (10 mi) W of Mallala
LGA(s)	District Council of Mallala
State electorate(s)	Goyder
Federal Division(s)	Wakefield

Dublin is a small town on the Adelaide Plains in South Australia, 61 kilometres (38 mi) north of the state capital, Adelaide. Situated on Highway 1, the town is surrounded by farmland and rural industry. Along with nearby Windsor the area is home to a growing commuter population. At the 2006 census, Dublin had a population of 241.^[1]

Dublin is in the federal Division of Wakefield, the state electoral district of Goyder, and the District Council of Mallala. It is believed to be named after the city of Dublin in Ireland.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Dublin (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
↑ "Hundred of Dublin". PlaceNames Online - South Australian State Gazetteer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2006-04-06.

External links

Yorke Peninsula website

More info can be obtained from the Dublin History Group web site www.dublinhistorygroup.com.au

v t e Towns and localities of the District Council of Mallala

Barabba Calomba Dublin Fischer Grace Plains Korunye Lewiston Long Plain Lower Light Mallala Middle Beach Parham Port Gawler Port Parham Port Prime Redbanks Reeves Plains Thompson Beach Two Wells Webb Beach Wild Horse Plains Windsor

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