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Alawoona
South Australiahamlet
Total population
11
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Alawoona is a town in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. At the 2021 census, Alawoona had a population of 25. It lies on the Karoonda Highway and Loxton railway line where they both change direction from easterly to continue northwards for 35 km to Loxton.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Alawoona was established as one of the original sidings during the construction of the Barmera railway line in 1906, from Tailem Bend. Soon after, Alawoona became a junction when the spur line to Loxton was built. The town was surveyed in 1914 and is named for the local Aboriginal word for place of hot winds. The post office opened on 1 March 1915 and was closed on 18 March 1988.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- White-eared HoneyeaterNesoptilotis leucotis (Latham, 1801) · Aves87
- Calamanthus cautus (Gould, 1843)Calamanthus cautus (Gould, 1843) · Aves70
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves28
- Gray ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves27
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) · Aves27
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves25
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves21
- Greater BluebonnetNorthiella haematogaster (Gould, 1838) · Aves20
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.8 — 2021-10-08100 km NE of Keith, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in South Australia
- Lameroo40.9 mi away · pop. 567
- Paringa41.6 mi away · pop. 1,026
- Pinnaroo42.5 mi away · pop. 575
- Karoonda42.6 mi away · pop. 337
- Greenways Landing47.5 mi away · pop. 54
- Kroehns Landing52 mi away
- Forster54.1 mi away
- Buccleuch54.6 mi away
- Taylorville55.7 mi away
- Julanka Holdings55.7 mi away
- Sherlock56.9 mi away · pop. 11
- Blanchetown57.6 mi away · pop. 247
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Alawoona, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ASGS 2021
- SAL40005
- Population (Wikidata)
- 25
- Wikidata
- Q4708901
ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112