Summary
Murbko is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It is located on the left bank of the Murray River downstream of the northwest bend where the river turns to flow roughly south. The river forms the western boundary of Murbko, and the southern boundary is approximately the Sturt Highway as it crosses the mallee away from the river from the Blanchetown bridge towards Waikerie. Murbko Lutheran church was built in 1907 and is still in use.
| Murbko South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Murbko | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°12′S 139°42′E / 34.2°S 139.7°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 105 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 2000 (Loxton Waikerie) and 2003 (Mid Murray)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5320 | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Chaffey[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[5] | ||||||||||||||
The southern two-thirds of Murbko are in the District Council of Loxton Waikerie and the electoral district of Chaffey while the northern third is in the Mid Murray Council. The entire locality is in the federal Division of Barker.[5]
The modern locality of Murbko includes a number of historic landings and homesteads along the river from the time when riverboats provided the most reliable transport. These include Woods Flat which had a school and institute.[5]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murbko (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ WEATHERILL, J. (27 March 2003). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the Mid Murray Council)" (PDF). the South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1184. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Electoral district of Chaffey". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Placename Details: Murbko". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 25 October 2012. SA0047877. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
