Mortana, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 33°01′41″S 134°27′11″E / 33.02793°S 134.45313°E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 12 April 2001[2] | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 23 (SAL 2021)[5] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5671[1] | ||||||||||||
| County | Robinson[1] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 23.1 °C (73.6 °F)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 12.2 °C (54.0 °F)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 378.0 mm (14.88 in)[6] | ||||||||||||
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Mortana is a rural locality in South Australia, located on the Eyre Peninsula. It is traversed by the Flinders Highway.[7] The boundaries for the locality were established in April 2001 in respect of the long established local name.[8]
Mortana Post Office opened on 2 February 1900 and closed on 31 March 1971.[9] A cricket club once existed there, having been founded in 1912; it also formerly had a school.[10] A railway line to the area was mooted in the 1920s, but did not occur.[11]
The Murphy's Haystacks geological formation is located at Mortana, and forms a local tourist attraction.[12][13]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Mortana had a population of 16 people.[14]
Mortana is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Streaky Bay.[4][3][1]
