Kingston on Murray

Kingston on Murray
General Store & Post Office in Kingston on Murray
State :  Australia State : South Australia
Coordinates : 34 ° 13 ′  S , 140 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 13 ′  S , 140 ° 21 ′  E Area : 83.8  km²
Residents : 317 (2016) Population density : 3.8 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : ACST (UTC + 9: 30) Postal code : 5331 LGA : Loxton Waikerie Council
Kingston on Murray

Kingston on Murray is a settlement in the east of the Australian state of South Australia . It is located in the Riverland region on the south bank of the Murray River .

Kingston on Murray is part of the Loxton Waikerie Council Local Government Area , the Chaffey state constituency, and the Division of Barker federal constituency .

The 2016 census counted 317 residents.

Origin of name

The settlement was named after Charles Kingston , who was the 20th Prime Minister of South Australia from 1893 to 1899 .

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Bridge over the Murray River at Kingston on Murray on the Sturt Highway

The Sturt Highway used to run through the settlement, but is now guided on a bypass and crosses the Murray River on a bridge. Before the bridge was built, there were two rope ferries that transported cars across the river.

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Kingston On Murray ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2020.