Templers

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Templers

WeatherAvg high 72°F

Coordinates-34.47°, 138.75°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Templers is a small town on the Horrocks Highway north of Gawler, South Australia. The town was named after William Templer who, with his wife Martha, was the licensee of the North Star hotel in the area from 1846 to 1878.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dave Dallwitz

Australian painter and jazz musician (1914-2003)

Dick Kimber

Australian historian

C

Coleman Carroll

Australian politician (1867-1939)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Australia

• Roseworthy
  4.5 mi away · pop. 987
• Shea-Oak Log
  4.9 mi away
• Greenock
  10.5 mi away · pop. 1,045
• Altona
  12.9 mi away
• Kapunda
  13.1 mi away · pop. 2,633
• Alma Vale
  14.6 mi away
• One Tree Hill
  17.3 mi away · pop. 543
• Penrice
  17.6 mi away
• Hamilton
  18.7 mi away · pop. 23
• Middle Beach
  21.3 mi away
• Salisbury
  21.3 mi away
• St Kilda
  22.3 mi away · pop. 77

Browse all places in South Australia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Musk Lorikeet

Trichoglossus concinnus

Seen 2026-08-01

Cootamundra wattle

Acacia baileyana

Seen 2026-08-01

Black-chinned Honeyeater

Melithreptus gularis

Seen 2026-07-26

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-07-22

Australian Wood Duck

Chenonetta jubata

Seen 2026-07-21

Red-rumped Parrot

Psephotus haematonotus

Seen 2026-07-19

Domestic Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

Seen 2026-07-19

Eastern Bearded Dragon

Pogona barbata

Seen 2026-07-19

Orectognathus clarki

Orectognathus clarki

Seen 2026-07-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Templers, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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