Wirrulla is a small grain belt town located 60 km from Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula. The town is a focus point for many of the surrounding agricultural districts, and features a number of silos used to store grain from the surrounding areas. The name of the town is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "to make haste, to be quick".[10]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Wirrulla had a population of 104 people.[2]
The town was established after The Wirrilla Estate owned by Mr D.H. Power was subdivided in 1914, growing around a railway siding.[10] It was, and continues to be a useful stop for travellers making their way to the Gawler Ranges, which lie 40 km to the North of the township.
Wirrulla currently has a number of basic facilities including a hotel, a caravan park and a general store. The town also has an unusual tourist attraction – an inland jetty, possibly one of the few in the world.[11]
The town has a number of sporting and recreational facilities including bowls and golf courses.
^ abcdef"Search results for 'Wirrulla, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer', 'Railways' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^Styles, A.W. (8 June 1916). "TOWN OF WIRRULLA" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1216. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^Lawson, Robert (12 April 2001). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Streaky Bay)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1587. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ ab"Postcode for Yantanabie, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^"Search results for 'Wirrulla Railway Station' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Gazetteer', 'Railways' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^"District of Flinders". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^"Federal electoral division of Grey". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ abc"Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics STREAKY BAY (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ abManning Index of S.A. History (21 June 2006), Place Names of South Australia – W, retrieved 23 April 2007
^Streaky Bay DC, Wirrulla Town Profile, retrieved 30 December 2016
^"Mid West Football League has folded". BigFooty. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
External linksedit
Council Website
Tourist Page
January 01, 1970
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