Manoora is a settlement in the Mid North region of South Australia on the Barrier Highway and upper reaches of the Gilbert River.[2] It was also on the Peterborough railway line serving Burra until the line was closed. At the 2006 census, Manoora had a population of 277.[3]

Manoora South Australia
Former Manoora railway station
Manoora
Coordinates	34.0006°S 138.8174°E / -34.0006; 138.8174
Population	134 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5414
Location	114 km (71 mi) north of Adelaide 42 km (26 mi) south of Burra 27 km (17 mi) NE of Giles Corner
LGA(s)	Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
State electorate(s)	Electoral district of Frome
Federal division(s)	Grey
Localities around Manoora: Mintaro Stanley Black Springs Watervale Manoora Waterloo Auburn Saddleworth Steelton

The first Europeans to settle at Manoora, in about 1841, were the sheep pastoralists Edward and William Peter, of Scottish origin. Having established their head station near present Manoora, for a few years the brothers (or cousins) held extensive occupation licences reaching toward the Kapunda and Burra districts.^{[citation needed]}

Manoora is named for another early station in the district owned by A W J Grant. The name is believed to be derived from a native name for a spring or water.[4]

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