Koolunga (postcode 5464) is a town in the Mid North of South Australia.[2] According to the 2016 Australian Census, the population of the town and surrounding area is approximately 200.[3]
On 5 March 1846, John Hope applied for a land occupation licence covering what is now the township. Koolunga township was established in the 1880s beside the Broughton River near the ford known as "Hope's Crossing". The town was surveyed for the government by W.G. Evans on 30 August 1875 and the first lots of land went on sale on 7 October 1875.[citation needed]Koolunga is believed to be a Ngadjuri (Aboriginal) word meaning "red banks", with reference to the banks of the Broughton River east of Hope's Crossing.
By the early twentieth century, Koolunga had a general store, a hotel, post office, butcher shop, town hall, church, and a garage.[citation needed] However, by the end of the century, the general store, post office, and butcher shop had closed and been turned into residential properties.[citation needed]
There was a railway station named Koolunga on the Gladstone railway line, later renamed to Boucaut station, but this was 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of the town and the railway did not pass through the town of Koolunga.[4]
Economyedit
The main economic activities of the town and surrounding area are cereal and canola cropping, with sheep husbandry to a lesser extent.[citation needed]
Servicesedit
Much like the other small towns in the area, Koolunga provides the bare essential services for its residents and the agriculture industry. Residents will typically travel to the larger towns of Port Pirie, Crystal Brook, or Clare for shopping and public services.[citation needed] There is a small primary school[5] and bowling green on the edges of town.
Bunyip Park is situated on the south-east side of Koolunga with a gate leading to the Bunyip River Trail. This short circular trail follows both sides of the Broughton River. Bunyip Park has basic barbecue facilities and can be used as a camp site.[citation needed] A large creature from Aboriginal mythology known as the bunyip was believed to have been sighted at a nearby waterhole in 1883, giving rise to the name.[citation needed]
^"2905.0 – Statistical Geography: Volume 2 — Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
^. Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 23 September 2008. SA0037458. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^"Koolunga Primary School". Education Department of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
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