Hawker, South Australia
| Hawker South Australia | |||||||
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 Hawker Hotel-Motel | |||||||
  Hawker | |||||||
| Coordinates | 31°53′0″S 138°25′0″E / 31.88333°S 138.41667°ECoordinates: 31°53′0″S 138°25′0″E / 31.88333°S 138.41667°E | ||||||
| Population | 229 (2006 Census)[1] | ||||||
| Established | 1880 | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5434 | ||||||
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) | ||||||
| Location | 365 km (227 mi) North of Adelaide | ||||||
| LGA(s) | Flinders Ranges Council | ||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Stuart | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Grey | ||||||
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Hawker is a town in the Flinders Ranges area of South Australia, 365 km north of Adelaide. It is in the Flinders Ranges Council, the state Electoral district of Stuart and the federal Division of Grey. At the 2006 census, Hawker had a population of 229.[1]
History
Hawker was a thriving railway town from the 1880s until 1956 as it was on the famous Ghan railway line, until the route was moved further west when the line was upgraded.
Economy
The main economic activities in the area are tourism and pastoral runs of sheep and increasingly cattle. Due to the arid environment, the stocking rates are low, at about one sheep per three to four hectares. Hawker is 55 km south of Wilpena Pound, a unique natural dish-shaped range of hills popular with tourists, as well as the spectacular scenery of the Southern Flinders Ranges.
Climate
Hawker has an semi-arid climate with hot summers and cool winters. Rainfall is very sparse throughout the year, but more reliable in the winter months.
| Climate data for Hawker | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 46.0 (114.8) |
44.5 (112.1) |
41.5 (106.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.0 (86) |
36.3 (97.3) |
39.2 (102.6) |
44.0 (111.2) |
44.5 (112.1) |
46.0 (114.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 34.3 (93.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.0 (68) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.8 (64) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−2.8 (27) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 19.9 (0.783) |
21.0 (0.827) |
16.7 (0.657) |
19.4 (0.764) |
30.6 (1.205) |
38.2 (1.504) |
33.9 (1.335) |
31.7 (1.248) |
27.6 (1.087) |
24.6 (0.969) |
23.0 (0.906) |
22.0 (0.866) |
308.6 (12.15) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 57.4 |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hawker (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ "Climate statistics for". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- Climate Statistics for Hawker, Bureau of Meteorology, Accessed 23/4/07
External links
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