Wirrulla, South Australia

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Wirrulla South Australia
Coordinates		32°24′0″S 134°32′0″E / 32.40000°S 134.53333°E / -32.40000; 134.53333Coordinates: 32°24′0″S 134°32′0″E / 32.40000°S 134.53333°E / -32.40000; 134.53333
Population
Established	1914
Postcode(s)	5661
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Location	60 km (37 mi) North East of Streaky Bay
LGA(s)	District Council of Streaky Bay
State electorate(s)	Flinders
Federal Division(s)	Grey

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".^[2] At the 2006 census, Wirrulla had a population of 241.^[1]

The town was established after The Wirrilla Estate owned by Mr D.H. Power was subdivided in 1914, growing around a railway siding.^[2] 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.^[3]

The town has a number of sporting and recreational facilities including bowls and golf courses.

References

External links

Council Website
Tourist Page

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v t e Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Cities	Port Augusta Port Lincoln Whyalla

Townships	Arno Bay Baird Bay Ceduna Cleve Coffin Bay Cowell Cummins Darke Peak Denial Bay Elliston Iron Knob Kimba Kyancutta Lock Minnipa Poochera Port Kenny Port Neill Pygery Sceale Bay Smoky Bay Streaky Bay Thevenard Tumby Bay Venus Bay Wangary Wirrulla Wudinna Yaninee Yeelanna

National parks	Coffin Bay National Park Gawler Ranges National Park Lake Gilles Conservation Park Lincoln National Park

Islands	Flinders Island Investigator Group Neptune Islands Nuyts Archipelago Sir Joseph Banks Group

Councils	Ceduna DC Cleve DC Elliston DC Franklin Harbour DC Kimba DC Lower Eyre Peninsula DC City of Port Augusta City of Port Lincoln Streaky Bay DC Tumby Bay DC City of Whyalla Wudinna DC

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Wirrulla, South Australia