Korunye, South Australia
| Korunye South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Ford through the River Light on Wasley Road, Korunye | |||||||||||||||
  Korunye | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°30′45″S 138°30′37″E / 34.512380°S 138.510220°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 224 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5502 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Adelaide Plains Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Light | ||||||||||||||
| County | Gawler | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Korunye is a locality in South Australia beside the Adelaide-Crystal Brook rail line between Two Wells and Mallala.[2][3] The name derived is from that of the historic railway siding, Korunye Railway Station, within the locality.[2] South Australian historian Geoffrey Manning states that Korunye is from an indigenous word meaning "rainbow".[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Korunye (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Search for 'Korunye, LOCB'". Government of South Australia. SA0037718. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Place Names: Korunye". Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
Aboriginal for 'rainbow'. Its earlier name was 'Paddy's Station'.