Caurnamont, South Australia

Caurnamont
South Australia
Caurnamont
Coordinates34°50′S 139°35′E / 34.84°S 139.59°E / -34.84; 139.59
Population35 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1885
Postcode(s)5238
Location
LGA(s)Mid Murray Council
State electorate(s)Chaffey
Federal division(s)Barker
Localities around Caurnamont:
Purnong
Walker Flat Caurnamont
Younghusband Teal Flat Bowhill
Footnotes[2]

Caurnamont is a farming locality on the right bank of the Murray River in the Murraylands region of South Australia. It has river shacks and houseboats along part of its riverbank.

The locality lies on the right bank of the Murray River inside of a wide meandering series of bends. The river arrives from the north and trends southeast then west forming the majority of the boundary of Caurnamont. The western boundary is with Walker Flat, which reaches the river both upstream and downstream of Caurnamont. The boundaries for the long-established name were set in 2003. Its name is from a sheep station run by Robert Thompson, and may derive from an Aboriginal name meaning high or beautiful cliffs.[2]

There was a District Council of Caurnamont from 1885 until 1935.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Caurnamont (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b "Placename Details: Caurnamont (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 6 May 2008. SA0012930. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
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