Monteith, South Australia

Monteith
South Australia
Monteith Flat, ca. 1925
Monteith is located in South Australia
Monteith
Monteith
Coordinates35°10′S 139°19′E / 35.17°S 139.32°E / -35.17; 139.32
Population104 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1904
Postcode(s)5254
LGA(s)Rural City of Murray Bridge
State electorate(s)Hammond
Federal division(s)Barker
Localities around Monteith:
Swanport Long Flat Murray Bridge East
Riverglen Monteith Kepa
White Sands, Woods Point Tailem Bend

Monteith is a rural locality inside a bend on the east (left) bank of the Murray River downstream (south) of Murray Bridge on the other bank. It is governed by the Rural City of Murray Bridge. The dominant industry is dairy farming on the flats near the river and other farming further away from the river. Many of the farms are long and narrow along Bells Road, with irrigated land on the river side and elevated land on the other side of the road, including a dairy and farm house.[2]

The locality of Monteith is traversed by the Princes Highway and bounded by the Adelaide-Melbourne railway line. The eastern end of the Swanport Bridge is at the northwestern corner of the locality.[3]

The town of Monteith was surveyed in 1909, and formally named by Governor Day Bosanquet in 1910 after T. F. Monteith, an early pastoralist in the area.[3]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Monteith (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Monteith". Flinders Ranges Research. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Placename Details: Monteith (Locality Bounded)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 31 March 2010. SA004035. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.


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