Kongorong is a locality in the Australian state of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a 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 of Australia's states and territories ...
located southwest of
Mount Gambier.
It has an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
team and netball team. Kongorong Primary School had 61 students in 2010.
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 Kongorong had a population of 193 people.
History
Kongorong was officially named by the South Australian Government on 30 March 1922 for the cadastral land division in which the township lay, the
Hundred of Kongorong. Kongorong is thought to mean "the corner of it" in an indigenous language.
Economy
Kongorong is a service town for the surrounding community involved in dairy and sheep farming, timber plantations, and grape growing in the
Mount Gambier wine region.
Governance
Kongorong is located within the federal
division of Barker, the state
electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the
District Council of Grant
The District Council of Grant is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is the southernmost council in the state.
The council was formed on 1 July 1996 after the amalgamation of the District Counci ...
.
References
Towns in South Australia
Limestone Coast
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