Kulpara, South Australia

Kulpara is a rural town in South Australia, situated on the Copper Coast Highway and Upper Yorke Road^[4] in the Hummocks Range at the northern end of Yorke Peninsula.^[5]

Kulpara South Australia
Cafe in the former church buildings at Kulpara
Kulpara
Coordinates	34.06°S 138.04°E / -34.06; 138.04
Population	56 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1864[2]
Postcode(s)	5552
Elevation	117 m (384 ft)[3]
Location	117 km (73 mi) north of Adelaide 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Port Wakefield 32 km (20 mi) east of Kadina
LGA(s)	District Council of Barunga West
State electorate(s)	Goyder
Federal division(s)	Grey
Localities around Kulpara: Paskeville Ninnes South Hummocks Lochiel Melton Paskeville Kulpara South Hummocks Kainton Kainton Clinton Port Arthur Port Wakefield

The name Kulpara is derived from an Aboriginal word Kula meaning "eucalyptus". The area was proclaimed in 1862, surveyed in 1864 and settled soon after. The township itself was surveyed in 1932 and proclaimed in 1934. A community hall was built in 1902, and replaced by a soldiers' memorial hall in 1953. The school opened in 1877 and expanded in 1957. The Bible Christian church foundation stone was laid in 1879 with services starting soon after.^[2] The church building is now a convenience store.^[6]

It was the seat of its municipality, the District Council of Kulpara, from 1878 to 1932.^[7]

A fossil genus of stromatolite-forming cyanobacteria, Kulparia, was discovered near and named after this town.^[8][9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kulpara (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Kulpara". SA Memory. State Library of South Australia. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
3. "Kulpara, Australia". Falling Grain. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
4. "Naming of State Rural Roads - Mid North" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 16 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
5. "Kulpara, South Australia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 September 2014. {{cite map}}: Unknown parameter |name= ignored (help)
6. "650 Copper Coast Highway KULPARA Food / Beverage / Hospitality". CommercialRealEstate.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
7. Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 11. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
8. M. R, Walter (1972). "Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian and Cambrian" (PDF). Special Papers in Palaentology. 11. The Palaeontological Association.
9. Preiss, W. V; B.sc. (Hons.) (1971). The Biostratigraphy and Palaeoecology of South Australian Precambrian Stromatolites (PDF). Vol. 1. Department of Geology and Mineralology University of Adelaide.