Moorak, South Australia
Town in South Australia
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Moorak is a southern suburb of Mount Gambier – a city in South Australia.
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Moorak from the road around Blue Lake, ca 1932 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 37.8635°S 140.7382°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1999[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,412 (SAL 2021)[5] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5291 | ||||||||||||
| County | Grey[2] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 19.0 °C (66.2 °F)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.2 °C (46.8 °F)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 708.4 mm (27.89 in)[6] | ||||||||||||
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The name Moorak may be a native word for "Mountain", but not from the local tribe, according to Doctor Browne who was an early landowner.[7]
Moorak is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.[4][3][2] It is also part of Mount Gambier's urban sprawl.
