Roseworthy, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 34°32′02″S 138°44′53″E / 34.534°S 138.748°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 994 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5371 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 381.5 mm (15.02 in) | ||||||||||||
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Roseworthy is a small town in South Australia, about 10 km north of Gawler on the Horrocks Highway. At the 2016 census, Roseworthy had a population of 994.
Roseworthy has a large grain storage facility consisting of both storage silos and bunkers for grain grown in the surrounding areas, and grain is now taken by road transport to Port Adelaide for export where it was once taken by rail.
The Roseworthy campus of the University of Adelaide is the location of Australia's newest Vet School. The School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences provides education and training of animal and veterinary scientists in a research environment. The School offers three academic programs: Animal Science, Veterinary Bioscience and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM).
Roseworthy is a popular stop for many truck drivers with the Roseworthy Roadhouse often bustling with resting travellers and transport drivers as they traverse along the Horrocks Highway.
Roseworthy is in the Light Regional Council, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal divisions of Barker and Grey.