Town in South Australia
| Paracombe Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Paracombe | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°51′01″S 138°46′43″E / 34.850238°S 138.778668°E / -34.850238; 138.778668 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 435 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1841 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5132 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 24 km (15 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Newland | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Paracombe is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. At the 2011 census, Paracombe had a population of 343.
Geography
Paracombe is located south of Inglewood on the road out of Adelaide via Athelstone (Gorge Road).
History
The name probably originates from the Little Para River whose headwaters are in the area. It was settled in 1840–41 by John Barton Hack and John Richardson, and was a sheep station until the beginning of the 20th century. It was subdivided and, with an influx of smaller landholders, a school, post office, church and recreation hall were built, but the town did not grow much beyond this.
In 1966, work started on the Kangaroo Creek Reservoir, a dam of the River Torrens, and in 1969 it was completed at a cost of $5.3 million. Apart from supplying water to eastern Adelaide, it also serves a flood protection role and holds 19,160 megalitres.
Facilities
Paracombe has a primary school, a recreation centre and a Country Fire Station.
Transport
The area is not serviced by Adelaide Metro public transport. A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by LinkSA.
References
- ^ "Search results for 'Paracombe, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Paracombe (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Paracombe (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- Adelaide Hills Council – Historical Town Information Archived 25 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 June 2006
- SA Water – Kangaroo Creek Reservoir Archived 24 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "LinkSA". linksa.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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