Moorak, South Australia
| Moorak South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Moorak | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°51′49″S 140°44′18″E / 37.8635°S 140.7382°ECoordinates: 37°51′49″S 140°44′18″E / 37.8635°S 140.7382°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5291 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | electoral district of Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Barker | ||||||||||||
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Moorak is a settlement in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.[1] At the 2006 census, Moorak had a population of 958.[2]
The name Moorak may be a native word for "Mountain", but not from the local tribe, according to Doctor Browne who was an early landowner.[3]
References
- ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Moorak (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ "Placename Details: Moorak". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 5 February 2008. SA0046076. Retrieved 31 August 2015. vide "History of the South East" page 124 by H.C.Talbot
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