__NOTOC__ Coorong is a locality in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest o ...

which is associated with the lagoon known as the Coorong in the south-east of the state and which overlooks the continental coastline from the mouth of the Murray River about south-east of the state capital of

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

to the immediate north of the town of

Kingston SE Kingston SE (Kingston South East to distinguish it from Kingston-on-Murray) formerly Kingston is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east coastline on the shores of Lacepede Bay. It is located about ...

extending for a distance of at least . It extends from the Murray Mouth in the north to the northern end of the Paranki Lagoon in the south including: *the following bodies of water with the

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest ...

system - Port Pullen, Coorong Channel, the Tauwitchere Channel and the full extent of the Coorong lagoon system, * the following major islands - Bird, Ewe, Long, Mud and Tauwitchere * the full extent of the

Younghusband Peninsula Younghusband Peninsula is a long narrow peninsula in South Australia. It separates the Coorong Channel, the Tauwitchere Channel and the Coorong which are part of the estuary of the River Murray from the Southern Ocean which including water bod ...

*a parcel of land of an area of located between the localities of Meningie and Salt Creek and * land between the Coorong Lagoon and the Paranki Lagoon. The boundaries of the locality were created firstly for the part within the

Kingston District Council The Kingston District Council (formerly District Council of Lacepede) is a local government area in the Limestone Coast, South Australia established in 1873. Kingston SE is the largest town of the district and also the seat of council. The dist ...

in 1998 and secondly for the part within the

Coorong District Council Coorong District Council is a local government area in South Australia located between the River Murray and the Limestone Coast region. The district cover mostly rural areas with small townships, as well as part of the Coorong National Park. ...

in 2000 including the Villa De Yumpa Shack Site. The name is reported as being derived from the lagoon of the same name. The boundary with the locality of

Hindmarsh Island Hindmarsh Island (Ngarrindjeri: Kumerangk) is an inland river island located in the lower Murray River near the town of Goolwa, South Australia, Goolwa, South Australia. The island is a tourist destination, which has increased in popularity si ...

was altered in 2014 to move Bird Island, an island located north-east of the Murray Mouth, into the locality of Coorong. The principal land use in Coorong is

conservation Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws. Conservation may also refer to: Environment and natural resources * Nature conservation, the protection and manageme ...

with the majority of the land being occupied by the

Coorong National Park Coorong National Park is a protected area located in South Australia about south-east of Adelaide, that predominantly covers a coastal lagoon ecosystem officially known as The Coorong and the Younghusband Peninsula on the Coorong's southern s ...

and the Mud Islands Game Reserve. The

2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an incre ...

which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Coorong had a population of 58 people. The locality includes the following state heritage places: Magrath Flat Homestead, Teeluc Cottage and White Hut Cottage Coorong is located within the federal

Division of Barker The Division of Barker is an Australian Electoral Division in the south-east of South Australia. The division was established on 2 October 1903, when South Australia's original single multi-member division was split into seven single-member div ...

, the state

electoral district of MacKillop MacKillop is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It was named in 1991 after Sister Mary MacKillop who served the local area, and later became the first Australian to be canonised as a Roman Catholic sa ...

and the local government areas of the

and the

. It is also located in the cadastral counties of Russell, Cardwell and MacDonnell (from north to south) and the South Australian Government regions of

Murray and Mallee In South Australia, one of the states of Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Murray River, the coast ...

and

Limestone Coast The Limestone Coast is a name used since the early twenty-first century for a South Australian government region located in the south east of South Australia which immediately adjoins the continental coastline and the Victorian border. The ...

(from north to south).

Surrounding localities

Coorong is bounded in the sector from the west to the south by the body of water known in

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as the

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and by international authorities as the

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and bounded from the north-west to the south-east by the following localities gazetted under the South Australian ''Geographical Names Act 1991'': * Northwest:

Goolwa South __NOTOC__ Goolwa South (previously known as South Goolwa) is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about south of the state capital of Adelaide on both on the southern continental coastline and the south-western coast o ...

* North:

Mundoo Island Mundoo is the name of several geographic localities: * Mundoo, Queensland, a town in Australia * Mundoo (Laamu Atoll), an island in the Maldives * Mundoo Island, an island in Lake Alexandrina in South Australia ** Mundoo Island, South Australia ...

* Northeast: Lake Alexandrina * East: Narrung, Meningie West, Meningie, Field, Colebatch, Deepwater, Salt Creek, Tilley Swamp, Taratap,

West Range The West Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the sou ...

* Southeast:

* South: ''ocean'' * Southwest: ''ocean'' * West: ''ocean''

References

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