Cudlee Creek

History

The name Cudlee Creek is probably derived from the Kaurna word kadli, meaning the Dingo Creek. The first European inhabitants of Cudlee Creek settled in 1838, when William Kelly, from the Isle of Man, came to the area and established the Sulby Glen estate. A district history states that Sulby Glen was "...well-known for cheese-making. Quite a lot of wheat was grown; fruit trees were planted and a lot of potatoes marketed". It became a significant exporter of apples and pears, and a cold store, built in 1922 for a fruit-growers' cooperative, is the most prominent building in the town. In 2019, a big bushfire burnt out parts of the town and the areas around it.

Geography

Cudlee Creek is located south of Chain of Ponds on the road out of Adelaide via Athelstone (Gorge Road). The ABS 2006 census records 764 people living in 304 dwellings.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  7,145
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  6,783
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  5,443
• New Holland Honeyeater

  Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  4,259
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  4,229
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  4,205
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  4,000
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  3,474

Most recent

• M 3 — 2022-03-29
  3 km ESE of Macclesfield, Australia
• M 4 — 2022-03-05
  3 km SW of Mount Barker, Australia
• M 3.2 — 2018-08-08
  11 km WNW of Mannum, Australia
• M 3.9 — 2017-02-01
  9 km NW of Murray Bridge, Australia
• M 3.3 — 2011-10-18
  3 km ESE of Hawthorndene, Australia
• M 3.8 — 2010-04-16
  2 km N of Macclesfield, Australia