Roseworthy, South Australia
| Roseworthy South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Roseworthy | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°32′02″S 138°44′53″E / 34.534°S 138.748°ECoordinates: 34°32′02″S 138°44′53″E / 34.534°S 138.748°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 668 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5371 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 10 km (6 mi) N of Gawler | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Light | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wakefield | ||||||||||||
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Roseworthy is a small town in South Australia, about 10 km north of Gawler on the Horrocks Highway.[2] At the 2006 census, Roseworthy had a population of 668.[1]
Roseworthy has a large grain storage facility consisting of both storage silos and bunkers for grain grown in the surrounding areas, and grain is collected by rail to be taken to Port Adelaide for export.
The Roseworthy campus of the University of Adelaide, including the Murray Institute of TAFE, is west of the town. It is well known for training winemakers, but also teaches other agricultural science subjects.
Roseworthy is in the Light Regional Council, the state electoral district of Light and the federal Division of Wakefield.
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Roseworthy (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Property Location Browser". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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