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Bowhill is a locality in South Australia. A settlement is located inside a bend on the left (eastern/southern) bank of the Murray River between Mannum and Swan Reach. It is predominantly shacks built facing the river bank. The settlement is in the Mid Murray Council area, but most of the locality is located away from the river and within in the District Council of Karoonda East Murray, including the Lowan Conservation Park.
| Bowhill South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Bowhill | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°01′10″S 139°41′41″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 138 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 11 November 1999 (locality)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5238[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| Region | Murray and Mallee[1] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Buccleuch[1] Russell[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hammond[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
Bowhill is located in the local government area of District Council of Karoonda East Murray, the state electoral district of Hammond and the federal Division of Barker.[6][5][1]
The nearest crossings of the Murray River are the Mannum ferry 30 kilometres (19 mi) downstream and the Purnong ferry 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) by road upstream.
There was a Bowhill East school opened in 1940 but now closed in the eastern part of what is now included in Bowhill.[1] The dominant industries in the district are cereal grain and sheep farming.
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Bowhill had a population of 138 people.[2]
See also
- Lowan Conservation Park
References
- "Search results for 'Bowhill, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bowhill". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- Kentish, P.M. (11 November 1999). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Karoonda East Murray)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2321. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- "Postcode for Bowhill, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- "District of Hammond (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Federal electoral division of Barker, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- "Summary (climate) statistics KAROONDA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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