Mount Crawford is a locality in the

Mount Lofty Ranges The Mount Lofty Ranges are a range of mountains in the Australian state of South Australia which for a small part of its length borders the east of Adelaide. The part of the range in the vicinity of Adelaide is called the Adelaide Hills and ...

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. It is named after the mountain of the same name in its boundaries, also known as Teetaka. The locality of Mount Crawford is crossed by Warren Road (route B34 between Williamstown and Birdwood) and edged by Route B35 where it branches from that road towards Mount Pleasant. The space between the two roads is

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, but both sides of the Y junction are Mount Crawford. The Warren Conservation Park and south bank of Warren Reservoir are also in Mount Crawford. The

South Para River The South Para River is a river located in the Mount Lofty Ranges northeast of Adelaide in the Australian state of South Australia. The river's name is based directly on the Kaurna word ''pari'' which means river. The "south" descriptor disti ...

rises in Mount Crawford, then flows along the northern boundary of the locality, through the Warren Reservoir. The

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(a long distance hiking trail) also crosses Mount Crawford. Mount Crawford is located within the local government areas of the

Adelaide Hills Council Adelaide Hills Council is a local government area in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. It is in the hills east of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, and extends from the South Para Reservoir in the north to the Mount Bold Reservoir ...

and the

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. It is within the boundaries of the

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. In 1846, Mount Crawford's population was recorded as 530; by 1855 it was down to 397. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there were 127 people living there in 2016.

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