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__NOTOC__ Parilla is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's Murray Mallee region about east of the state capital of Adelaide, about west of the municipal seat of Pinnaroo and about east of the town of Lameroo. The government town of Parilla was proclaimed on 1 August 1907 on land in the cadastral unit of the
Hundred of Parilla The Hundred of Parilla is a hundred within the County of Chandos, South Australia. It was established in 1894. History The traditional owners of the lands are the Ngargad Australian Aboriginal tribes.David Horton (ed.), Aboriginal Australia Map, ...
to the immediate north of the Parilla Railway Station. The town was named after the hundred. The boundaries for the locality were created on 12 August 1999 and includes the site of the government town of Karte which is located in its approximate centre. 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 Parilla had a population of 211. The town's mascots are "Alf and Edith the Galah and Echidna", which can be found on the signs entering Parilla. There is an active Church, and payphone. The historic Surrender Tree at Neptune Farm on Parilla South Road, planted to commemorate the surrender of the Japanese in World War II, is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. Parilla is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Hammond and the local government area of the Southern Mallee District Council.


Transport and Industry

Parilla is on the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line between Lameroo and Pinnaroo. Parilla has traditionally been a local centre for grain growing, although it is now known for growing vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, and onions. There are bulk grain silos adjacent to the railway line, however grain is freighted out by road, as are vegetables.


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Karte Conservation Park __NOTOC__ Karte Conservation Park (formerly Karte National Park) is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the localities of Karte and Parilla about east of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-west ...


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