Tooperang, South Australia
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Tooperang is a small town and locality on
2011 census, the "suburb" of Tooperang (which also included both Mount Jagged and Mosquito Hill) recorded a population of 377 people.[1]
The Tooperang Hall on Bull Creek Road hosts the Astronomical Society of South Australia (ASSA) on a regular basis where members take advantage of the geography of the region which blocks light spill from metropolitan Adelaide to create ideal conditions for astronomy.[6] The locality of Tooperang extends west from the town along Cleland Gully Road.[5]
Tooperang is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the Alexandrina Council.[4][3]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tooperang (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ a b "District of Finniss Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Tooperang". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 2 May 2007. SA0010308. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Tooperang Observing Site – Astronomical Society of South Australia
