Browse / Australia / South Australia / Meadows
Meadows
South Australiavillage
Meadows
Total population
1,126
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
Meadows is a town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, the town was originally known as Battunga, and the land including and around it is still referred to as Battunga country. At the 2021 Australian census, Meadows had a population of 1,126.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Battunga, meaning "the place of big trees" was the original name of the location, ascribed to someone called Billjim in a 1933 newspaper article. By 1842, there were many established settlers, and a mail service operated between the town and the city of Adelaide. The high street in Meadows is named Mawson Road in his honour. The Kondoparinga Dairyman's Co-operative Association maded butter, and in 1935 a Farmers' Union cheese factory opened in the town. It was eventually found to be uneconomical and closed. In 1939, much of the town was destroyed in bushfires.
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
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves5,511
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves5,304
- Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves4,879
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves4,590
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves4,459
- Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves4,336
- Little RavenCorvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves3,962
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves3,898
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2022-03-293 km ESE of Macclesfield, Australia
- M 4 — 2022-03-053 km SW of Mount Barker, Australia
- M 3.2 — 2018-08-0811 km WNW of Mannum, Australia
- M 3.9 — 2017-02-019 km NW of Murray Bridge, Australia
- M 3.3 — 2011-10-183 km ESE of Hawthorndene, Australia
- M 3.8 — 2010-04-162 km N of Macclesfield, 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
- Echunga5.6 mi away · pop. 630
- Bugle Ranges7 mi away
- Bradbury8.6 mi away · pop. 142
- Longwood9.5 mi away · pop. 98
- Willyaroo10.8 mi away · pop. 661
- Mount Compass14.1 mi away · pop. 1,232
- Carey Gully15 mi away
- Uraidla15.4 mi away · pop. 931
- Kanmantoo15.9 mi away · pop. 511
- Callington16.3 mi away · pop. 478
- Basket Range16.6 mi away · pop. 100
- Ashton16.7 mi away
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 Meadows
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 Meadows, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
0.1 mi
0.1 mi
0.2 mi
0.2 mi
0.2 mi
0.2 mi.jpg)
0.3 mi
3.8 mi
3.9 mi
4.3 mi
4.5 mi
4.6 mi
4.6 mi
4.8 mi
5 mi
5.1 mi
5.2 mi
5.2 mi
5.4 mi
5.5 mi.jpg)
5.5 mi
5.6 mi
5.6 mi.jpg)
5.7 miPhotos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • 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
- • Open Library