Moorlands is a locality in the Australian state of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
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Moorlands is located east of
Murray Bridge and has farms that cultivate wheat, sheep and other livestock. It is on the
Mallee Highway and
Pinnaroo railway line. Its name is believed to be derived from Moorlands near London in England.
[
]Lignite
Lignite (derived from Latin ''lignum'' meaning 'wood'), often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35% and is considered the lowest ...
coal was first discovered in the vicinity of Moorlands in 1910. Further exploration and assessment was conducted in the 1920s and 1940s.
Population
The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides the followin
2021 data
People
* 56.9% Male
* 43.1% Female
* Median Age: 46
See also
*List of cities and towns in South Australia
This is a list of town and locality names in South Australia outside the metropolitan postal area of Adelaide.
:For a list of suburbs in metropolitan areas of Adelaide, see lists inside following individual city council articles: City of Adela ...
References
Towns in South Australia
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