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| lga = District Council of Mount Barker | lga = District Council of Mount Barker
| postcode = 5153 | postcode = 5153
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| pop = 846| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}}
⚫ | est = 1839
| pop_footnotes = <ref>{{Census 2006 AUS|id =SSC43516|name=Echunga (State Suburb)|accessdate=2010-08-23| quick=on}}</ref>

⚫ | est = 1849
| stategov = Electoral district of Heysen | stategov = Electoral district of Heysen
| fedgov = ] | fedgov = ]
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| footnotes=<ref name="PLB">{{cite web |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |title=Placename Details: Echunga |id=SA0021861 |work=Property Location Browser |date=1 August 2007 |accessdate=28 October 2016 |publisher=Government of South Australia}}</ref> | footnotes=<ref name="PLB">{{cite web |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |title=Placename Details: Echunga |id=SA0021861 |work=Property Location Browser |date=1 August 2007 |access-date=28 October 2016 |publisher=Government of South Australia |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''Echunga''' is a small town in the ] located 34&nbsp;km south-east of ] in ]. '''Echunga''' ({{IPAc-en|ɪ|ˈ|tʃ|ʌ|ŋ|g|ə}} {{respell|ih|CHUNG|gə}}) is a small town in the ] located {{convert|34|km}} south-east of ] in ].
⚫ The area was initially settled in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849. ] was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed ] in South Australia. This led to a ]; however, it did not last long with the ] exhausted and all but abandoned within a year. Subsequent discoveries in 1853 and 1854 led to smaller and equally short-lived rushes. In 1868 more gold was discovered at nearby ], which proved to be a much larger and long-lived field.<ref name="frr">{{cite web | url=http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/echunga.htm | title=Echunga | accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref>


The area was settled by Europeans during the period of ] in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849.<ref name="frr"/> The name of the town was derived from a name takes its name from the ] word ''Ityangga'', meaning "over there"<ref>{{cite web | last=Schultz | first=Chester | title=Place Name Summary: (PNS) 1/02: Kawandilla | date=30 April 2018 | website=Adelaide Research & Scholarship | series=The Southern Kaurna Place Names Project | publisher=] | url=https://www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp/placenames/research-publ/1-02Kawandilla.pdf | access-date=16 November 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> or "close by".<ref name="smh"/>
⚫ The town reputedly takes its name from an ] word 'eechungga' which may mean either 'a short distance' or 'close by'. For a brief time Echunga prospered and it has been estimated that at its peak it had grown to a population in excess of 1,200.<ref name="smh">{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/South-Australia/Echunga/2005/02/17/1108500204243.html | title=Echunga, South Australia | accessdate=2006-11-27 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=2004-02-08}}</ref> Echunga is part of Battunga Country.<ref name="battungacountry">{{cite web | url=http://www.battunga.org.au | title=Battunga Country | accessdate=2007-07-03}}</ref>

⚫ ] was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed ] in South Australia. This led to a ]; however, it did not last long, with the ] exhausted and all but abandoned within a year. Subsequent discoveries in 1853 and 1854 led to smaller and equally short-lived rushes. In 1868 more gold was discovered at nearby ], which proved to be a much larger and long-lived field.<ref name="frr">{{cite web | url=http://www.southaustralianhistory.com.au/echunga.htm | title=Echunga | access-date=29 March 2007}}</ref>

⚫ For a brief time Echunga prospered and it has been estimated that at its peak it had grown to a population in excess of 1,200.<ref name="smh">{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/South-Australia/Echunga/2005/02/17/1108500204243.html | title=Echunga, South Australia | access-date=27 November 2006 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=8 February 2004}}</ref> Echunga is part of Battunga Country.<ref name="battungacountry">{{cite web | url=http://www.battunga.org.au | title=Battunga Country | access-date=3 July 2007}}</ref>


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Town in South Australia
Echunga
South Australia
Hagen Arms Hotel, located in the main street
Echunga is located in South AustraliaEchungaEchunga
Coordinates35°06′0″S 138°47′0″E / 35.10000°S 138.78333°E / -35.10000; 138.78333
Population630 (UCL 2021)
Established1839
Postcode(s)5153
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Mount Barker
State electorate(s)Electoral district of Heysen
Federal division(s)Mayo
Localities around Echunga:
Chapel Hill, Biggs Flat Hahndorf Paechtown
Jupiter Creek Echunga Mount Barker
Meadows Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Footnotes

Echunga (/ɪˈtʃʌŋɡə/ ih-CHUNG-gə) is a small town in the Adelaide Hills located 34 kilometres (21 mi) south-east of Adelaide in South Australia.

The area was settled by Europeans during the period of British colonisation of South Australia in 1839, with the town laid out in 1849. The name of the town was derived from a name takes its name from the Kaurna word Ityangga, meaning "over there" or "close by".

Gold was discovered in 1852 and Echunga became the first proclaimed goldfield in South Australia. This led to a gold rush; however, it did not last long, with the diggings exhausted and all but abandoned within a year. Subsequent discoveries in 1853 and 1854 led to smaller and equally short-lived rushes. In 1868 more gold was discovered at nearby Jupiter Creek, which proved to be a much larger and long-lived field.

For a brief time Echunga prospered and it has been estimated that at its peak it had grown to a population in excess of 1,200. Echunga is part of Battunga Country.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Echunga (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Placename Details: Echunga". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 1 August 2007. SA0021861. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Echunga". Retrieved 29 March 2007.
  4. Schultz, Chester (30 April 2018). "Place Name Summary: (PNS) 1/02: Kawandilla" (PDF). Adelaide Research & Scholarship. The Southern Kaurna Place Names Project. University of Adelaide. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Echunga, South Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
  6. "Battunga Country". Retrieved 3 July 2007.
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Towns and localities of the District Council of Mount Barker



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