Paringa, South Australia

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Paringa
South Australia

Paringa bridge across the Murray River
Paringa
Coordinates 34°10′S 140°47′E / 34.167°S 140.783°E / -34.167; 140.783Coordinates: 34°10′S 140°47′E / 34.167°S 140.783°E / -34.167; 140.783
Population 946 (2006 Census)[1]
Postcode(s) 5340
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s) Renmark Paringa Council
State electorate(s) Chaffey
Federal Division(s) Barker

Paringa is a small town in the Riverland of South Australia. Paringa is famous for its vineyards, almond, citrus and stone fruit orchards, and the steel bridge with a span that can be raised to allow houseboats and paddlesteamers to pass underneath and across the Murray River to Renmark.[2] Paringa is regarded as an outer suburb of Renmark. At the 2006 census, Paringa had a population of 946.[1]

Paringa today is a satellite town to the much larger Renmark, 4 km downstream. It boasts a pub, general store, museum and antiques shop. It is a service centre for the large agricultural enterprises on the Murtho and Lindsay Point roads. There is a beautiful picnic area on the riverfront adjacent to the Bridge. Many new homes have been built in Paringa in recent years.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Paringa (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  2. ↑ The Paringa Lift Span Bridge Shields, Brian Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, April, 1998 pp139-142
Towns of the Riverland


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