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Hawker
South Australiatown
Hawker
Total population
226
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Hawker is a town and a locality in the Flinders Ranges area of South Australia, 365 kilometres (227 mi) north of Adelaide. It is in the Flinders Ranges Council, the state Electoral district of Giles and the federal Division of Grey.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The town was surveyed during March 1880 Hawker has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 20 Cradock Road: St Philip and St James Catholic Church * Hawker-Wilpena Road: Mount Desire Dyke * Wonoka-Hawker Road: Hawker railway station * 1885 Hawker Dam
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis Gould, 1838 · Aves86
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves81
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves72
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves72
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves61
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves61
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves58
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves54
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2025-02-0883 km NE of Quorn, Australia
- M 4.9 — 2025-01-1174 km ENE of Quorn, Australia
- M 4 — 2017-04-2429 km ENE of Quorn, Australia
- M 4.6 — 2011-10-1573 km E of Quorn, Australia
- M 4.2 — 2010-07-3021 km NNE of Quorn, Australia
- M 2.8 — 2008-12-3176 km NE of Quorn, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Australia
- Wilpena Pound27.2 mi away
- Carrieton37.6 mi away · pop. 23
- Quorn38.8 mi away · pop. 1,150
- Bruce41.8 mi away
- Pichi Richi44.9 mi away
- Willowie55.6 mi away
- Blinman55.7 mi away
- Wilmington56 mi away · pop. 472
- Blinman North56.8 mi away
- Morchard57.7 mi away
- Orroroo59.5 mi away · pop. 516
- Miranda65.5 mi away · pop. 30
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 Hawker
Search results from Open Library.
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 Hawker, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library