Burdett, South Australia

Burdett
Burdett
Town
	Farm at Burdett, 1917
	Burdett
	Coordinates: 35.077630°S 139.399940°E
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
LGA	Mid Murray Council; Rural City of Murray Bridge;
Location	74 km (46 mi) ESE of Adelaide city centre; 3.5 km (2.2 mi) East of Murray Bridge;
Established	prior to 2000
Government
• State electorate	Hammond;
• Federal division	Barker;
Population
• Total	234 (SAL 2021)
Time zone	UTC+9:30 (ACST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+10:30 (ACST)
Postcode	5253
	Localities around Burdett

Burdett is a locality in South Australia located on the eastern side (left bank) of the Murray River about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) to the east of the city of Murray Bridge and about 74 kilometres (46 miles) east south-east of the Adelaide city centre.^[3] Its name is derived from the Hundred of Burdett.

Establishedprior to 2000^[4]

5253^[3]

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While the name has been "long established," Burdett's current boundaries were established in 2000. The land within Burdett is used for agricultural purposes with the exception of the Australian Army field training area, the Murray Bridge Training Area, which occupies about 42 square kilometres (16 square miles) of land at the locality's southern boundary. The Karoonda Highway passes through the locality on its way to Loxton.^[4]^[2]^[8]^[9] Burdett is located within the federal Division of Barker, the electoral district of Hammond and the local government areas of the Mid Murray Council and the Rural City of Murray Bridge.^[1]^[2]^[5]^[6]

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