Coonalpyn, South Australia

Town in South Australia

35°41′54″S 139°51′19″E / 35.6983°S 139.855246°E / -35.6983; 139.855246^[1]Population193 (UCL 2021)^[2]Established25 November 1909 (town)
24 August 2000 (locality)^[3]^[4]Postcode(s)5265^[5]Elevation22 m (72 ft)(railway station)^[6]Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30) • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)Location

143 km (89 mi) SE of Adelaide
61 km (38 mi) SE of Tailem Bend

LGA(s)The Coorong District Council^[1]RegionMurray and Mallee^[1]CountyBuccleuch^[1]State electorate(s)MacKillop Federal division(s)Barker^[7]

Mean max temp^[8]	Mean min temp^[8]	Annual rainfall^[8]
20.8 °C 69 °F	10.3 °C 51 °F	469.2 mm 18.5 in

Localities around Coonalpyn:
Meningie East	Yumali Ki Ki Netherton Carcuma Geranium	Geranium
Meningie East	Coonalpyn	Tintinara
Field	Field Culburra	Tintinara Culburra

FootnotesLocations^[1]^[5]
Adjoining localities^[1]

Coonalpyn (/ˈkʊnælpɪn/; koo-NAL-pin)^[9] is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 143 kilometres (89 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 61 kilometres (38 mi) south-east of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend. It is within the local government area of the Coorong District Council, the State electoratal district of MacKillop and the Federal division of Barker.

Origin of the name

The town's name is derived from the Aboriginal word Coonalpyn, meaning "barren woman". Coonalpyn Downs was chosen by John Barton Hack to name the property, and the railway station within its boundaries took the same name.

History

The town of Coonalpyn was proclaimed on 25 November 1909.^[3]

Coonalpyn was considered as part of the Ninety Mile Desert until about 1949, when the land was developed by the AMP Society.^{[more detail needed]}

The town became the seat for the District Council of Coonalpyn Downs, established on 30 May 1957.^[10]

In 1997, the District Council of Coonalpyn Downs amalgamated with the Peake District Council and Meningie District Council to form The Coorong District Council.^[11]

Electricity came to Coonalpyn through the ETSA in 1962, and the Tailem Bend–Keith pipeline was constructed in 1968.

Boundaries for the locality of Coonalpyn were set on 24 August 2000.^[4]

Lutheran churches

A group of Lutheran settlers moved to the Coonalpyn district in the early 1920s, the first congregation, Bethlehem Lutheran Congregation, being formed in 1930. A second congregation, Immanuel Lutheran Congregation, was formed in 1940. In 1952, the two congregations decided to move out of the old town institute into a new Coonalpyn Lutheran Church. The church was finished and dedicated in 1953. When Lutheran Amalgamation occurred in 1966, the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia (UELCA) and Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia (ELCA) congregations merged to form the Redeemer Lutheran congregation, and a new parish was formed that included congregations at Tintinara and Meningie.^[12]

Sporting teams

In 1992, the Australian Rules Border-Downs Magpies and Tintinara Blues amalgamated to form the Border-Downs Tintinara Crows Football Club. The club was then a member of the River Murray Football League, and in 2001 joined the Mallee Football League. This also includes the Crows Netball Club.

Coonalpyn has a tennis club that belongs to the Border-Downs Tennis Association, which includes Malinong, Culburra, Yumali, Coomandook, Tintinara and Ki Ki.

An active lawn bowls club which has a series of "community bowls" nights during the summer months to encourage the community to enjoy lawn bowls.

Photo gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coonalpyn, South Australia.

Entrance to Coonalpyn
Art on the grain silos at Coonalpyn
End view of silos
Town hall / Institute building
Parking bay at highway rest area
Old Coonalpyn railway station
Community swimming pool
War memorial
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Uniting Church
Coonalpyn Bakery
Coonalpyn Hotel

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Search results for "Coonalpyn, LOCB" with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coonalpyn (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
^ ^a ^b Bice, John G. (25 November 1909). "Town of Coonalpyn" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1027. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Geographical Names Act 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 596, 24 August 2000, retrieved 5 January 2018
^ ^a ^b "Postcode for Coonalpyn, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "Search results for "Coonalpyn Railway Station" with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics Meningie (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^ "ABC Pronounce". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 February 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ Rowe, Colin D. (30 May 1957). "Local Government Act, 1934-1957: Constitution of District Council District of Coonalpyn Downs" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 1377–1378. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "Local Government Act 1934 sections 7 and 14: Amalgamation of the District Council Of Coonalpyn Downs, the District Council of Meningie and the District Council of Peake" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. 13 February 1997. pp. 900–903. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
^ "Lutheran History of Coonalpyn". Coonalpyn Lutheran Parish. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.