Mount Barker (South Australia)
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Mount Barker is a city in the southeast of the Australian state of South Australia . With 10,258 inhabitants (2016) it is the largest city in the Adelaide Hills and is located about 33 km southeast of downtown Adelaide on the South Eastern Freeway . This is close enough to the South Australian capital that a lot of people commute, but also far enough away to feel like being in the country. The rapidly growing satellite city is the administrative center of the Local Government Area Mount Barker Council and lies at the foot of a mountain of the same name, about 50 km from the Murray River .
The area around the city was originally used for agriculture, but - even if many properties in the peripheral area are still designated as farmland - these have recently been increasingly built on and urbanized.
The Mt Barker was in 1830 by Captain Collet Barker discovered, but it was in 1831 by Aborigines killed. Captain Charles Sturt named the city after his dead comrade when it was founded in 1834.
Mount Barker has a police station, a Country Fire Service station , the State Emergency Service Center in the Adelaide Hills, an ambulance and five bus routes.
Mount Barker is part of the Mayo federal constituency and the Kavel and Heysen state constituencies . Member of the Federal Parliament Jamie Briggs inherited the former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer in this constituency .
On April 16, 2010, at 11:35 p.m. local time, Mount Barker was the epicenter of an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale.
history
Mount Barker was first discovered in 1830 by Captain Charles Sturt, who, however, thought it was Mount Lofty , which had already been discovered . Captain Collet Barker corrected this error when he surveyed the area in 1831. Sturt named the mountain after his comrade after he was murdered by Aborigines in the Murray estuary that same year . The discovery and naming was recognized by King William IV in 1834 , 2 years before the colonization of South Australia began. The mountain was first climbed in December 1837 by researchers Robert Cock, William Finlayson, A. Wyatt and G. Barton when they crossed the area on their expedition from Adelaide to Lake Alexandrina .
In 1839 the area around Mount Barker was surveyed by Duncan McFarlane because it was intended to be used for growing grain. The land was divided into 320,000 square meters (80 acres), but the first farmers did not settle in until 1844. John Dunn then built the first steam-powered mill outside Adelaide. It operated for 50 years and is now a tourist attraction. All of the city's major buildings were built soon after; a post office (now renewed) came in 1860 and a police station (also replaced today) in 1878. In 1883 the railway line from Adelaide to Strathalbyn was built, but was then abandoned and today only runs as a SteamRanger museum railway to Balhannah .
The Aboriginal tribe of the Peramangk originally settled at Mount Barker . The Ngarrindjeri from the east also used its summit as a ceremonial site and burial site. In general, the mountain top is considered an important area for the Aborigines and probably the most sacred place in the entire area around Adelaide. In 1984 the Ngarrindjeri tried to prevent the construction of a transmission mast for the police there, and in 1987 they tried the same with a converter for telecommunications. In both cases they were unsuccessful.
Mount Barker has since grown into a large urban center that is growing very rapidly. The area around the city was the fourth fastest growing district of South Australia in 1996-2006: each year, 3,800 inhabitants (= 3%) were added. Today Mount Barker ranks fifth in growth of all cities in South Australia. In the last 10 years many new districts have emerged, such as B. Martindale or Waterford . During this time there was also an economic boom in the city and some new shopping streets emerged. A new shopping center with a supermarket of over 4,000 m² is also to be built.
geography
Mount Barker is located on the plains around Mount Barker, about two kilometers west of the mountain at an altitude of 360 m.
The city is south adjoining the Southern Freeway from Adelaide to Murray Bridge . Its four main streets start in a star shape from the city center. To the west is an industrial area and the Laratinga Wetlands . North of the wetland are the districts of Martindale, Waterford and Dalmeny Park. The wetland is fed by Mount Barker Creek .
climate
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Mount Barker is generally cooler than Adelaide. The mean maximum temperature is 19.9 ° C, the mean minimum temperature 8.0 ° C. An average of 765.2 mm of rain falls per year. Mount Barker is typically driest in February (25.5mm of rain) and wettest in July (105.4mm of rain).
This means that Mount Barker is around 2–3 ° C cooler than Adelaide (mean temperature 22.2 ° C) and receives 200 mm more rain.
Demographics
The population of Mount Barker has an above-average proportion of women of 52.2%. 47.8% of the population are male. Across Australia, the proportion of women and men are 50.7% and 49.3%. The median age is 37 years, compared to 38 years for Australia. 50.2% of the population are married, compared with 48.1% for all of Australia.
Most of the population (79.6%) were born in Australia. 6.3% come from England, 0.8% each from South Africa and New Zealand , 0.7% from Germany and 0.6% from the Philippines . 90.6% speak only English at home, 0.5% speak German , 0.4% Afrikaans and 0.3% each Italian , Mandarin and Filipino.
Overall, Mount Barker is less multicultural than other cities in the country; 79.6% are Australians, compared to 66.7% for the rest of Australia.
The economy in Mount Barker is growing with new shopping malls and other stores, in parallel with the population growth. A new district with 1,000 houses is to be built. The median income in Mount Barker is AU $ 460 per person per week, AU $ 6 below the Australian average.
economy
As the largest city in the Adelaide Hills, Mount Barker has many shops, 5 shopping centers, 4 supermarkets and many restaurants, cafes and fast food restaurants. In addition, this city offers many leisure activities, such as hiking trails and a cinema.
recreation
Mount Barker offers many recreational activities. There's the Linear Trail , a walking path that starts at Keith Stephenson Park and goes past a lake, playground, and skate park. Mount Barker's Boggia Club is across the street from Keith Stephenson Park. The Linear Trail leads to the Laratinga Wetlands and has a total length of 3 km. There are also several other hiking trails and some barbecue areas in the Laratinga Wetlands.
The Wallis Cinema is located above Keith Stephenson Park . This cinema has seven halls, all of which are equipped with Dolby Digital . Most of the cinema is underground, only about three rows of seats are above ground. The Auchendorroch restaurant is next door .
Mount Barker has two stadiums, the Mount Barker Oval and Dunn Park . The former is right next to the Recreation Center , where the Mount Barker Show takes place as well as the local football games . Dunn Park is by Cornerstone College and the campsite, but it is no longer used as much. The various schools in the area have their own sports fields. In addition, Mount Barker has a public outdoor pool near the campsite, which is open from September to May.
Mount Barker has an 18-hole golf course by the Bald Hills Road estate . The golf course is classified as par 70 . Mount Barker is also home to SteamRanger , a museum railroad company that runs the steam-powered Southern Encounter from Strathalbyn and Goolwa to Victor Harbor .
Newspapers
There is a local newspaper in Mount Barker. The Courier is published weekly on Wednesdays. It was named the best regional newspaper in South Australia in 2006 and is called "The newspaper of the Adelaide Hills since 1880".
Infrastructure
The main road link to Adelaide is the South Eastern Freeway. Many people take this street for their daily commute. The city government is constantly advocating a further connection to this trunk road with the state government and the federal government, as the current one has almost reached its capacity limit.
Public facilities
The police station was recently expanded and is now open 24 hours a day, as is the fire station, one of the busiest in the state. A public library is located next to the TAFE campus. The post office and medical center are in the same building on Mount Barker's main shopping street.
The ambulance and hospital are on Wellington Road, as is the disaster protection.
Adelaide Metro operates a daily bus service from Mount Barker to Adelaide and back. Some buses go directly, others through neighboring communities such as Hahndorf and Stirling . There are also buses to the neighboring municipalities, such as Lobethal , Nairne and Strathalbyn , as well as two buses on circular routes. For older citizens there is also a car service right outside the door.
All bus routes from Mount Barker and Strathalbyn are interconnected at the Mount Barker Park 'n' Ride stop. The facility opened on July 6, 2008. It has 183 parking spaces, safety lighting, a bicycle parking space and a covered waiting area.
Educational institutions
Mount Barker has three elementary schools, Mount Barker South Primary School , Mount Barker Primary School, and St. Mark's Primary School . The latter is a Lutheran school. St. Francis and Waldorf offer both elementary and secondary schools.
There are also Mount Barker High School as a state secondary school and three private schools, Cornerstone College of the Lutherans, the Catholic St. Frances of Sales College and the Mount Barker Waldorf School . In all these schools boys and girls are taught together. A total of approximately 1,500-2,000 students from Mount Barker and the surrounding communities are enrolled in the schools.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Australian Bureau of Statistics : Mount Barker (SA) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Geoscience Australia: Recent Earthquake: Near Mt Barker, SA . April 16, 12010. Retrieved on April 17, 2010. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c History of Mt Barker, Adelaide Hills On-Line . In: Adelaide Hills On-Line . Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register. Adelaide, Saturday January 20, 1838
- ^ "Recollections of Old Colonists" (RGSA Volume 6), Reminiscences by Pastor Finlayson . Pp. 48-49
- ^ "Aboriginal History of the area". District Council of Mount Barker ( Memento of the original from August 22, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b ABS: POPULATION CHANGE - STATES AND TERRITORIES . In: Regional Population Growth, Australia, 1996 to 2006 (South Australia) . Archived from the original on October 1st, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
- ^ Lisa Symonds: New Shopping Center . The Courier (November 21, 2007)
- ↑ a b Climate Averages for Mount Barker . Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ↑ Valais: Mt Barker . In: Wallis Cinemas . Retrieved August 25, 2008.
- ↑ site of Mount Barker District Golf Club (English)
- ^ The Courier . Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ Second exit , The Courier. January 31, 2008. Accessed on August 25, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ SES Rescue. Annual reports . P. 68 (Part 4, P. 7) ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Adelaide Metro . Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ Adelaide Metro . Retrieved June 11, 2012.
