Moockra, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 32°27′47″S 138°24′50″E / 32.463137°S 138.413851°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Yorke and Mid North | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 13 March 1997 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 442 m (1,450 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 12 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5432 | ||||||||||||
| County | Dalhousie Frome Granville Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 25.2 °C (77.4 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 10.6 °C (51.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 308.6 mm (12.15 in) | ||||||||||||
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Moockra is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern side of the Flinders Ranges about 274 kilometres (170 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 47 kilometres (29 mi) north-east and 36 kilometres (22 mi) south-east respectively of the municipal seats of Melrose and Quorn.
Boundaries for the locality were created on 13 March 1997 for the part within the District Council of Mount Remarkable, on 25 November 1999 for the part in the Flinders Ranges Council and on 16 December 1999 for the part in the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton. Its boundaries include the sites of the Government Towns of Hawkshaw and Moockra. Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Moockra which is of Aboriginal origin and is ultimately derived from “a large rock on top of a hill” in the locality called the Moockra Tower.
The locality consists of the full extent of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Moockra which itself covers an area of 210 square kilometres (81 mi2) with parts of the following adjoining hundreds - Boolcunda in the north-west, Palmer to the west, Coonatto to the south, and Yanyarrie and Eurelia to the east.
Moockra is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral districts of Giles and Stuart, and the local government areas of the District Council of Mount Remarkable, the Flinders Ranges Council and the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton.