Maitland, South Australia

Maitland
South Australia

Robert St in Maitland
Maitland
Coordinates 34°22′0″S 137°40′0″E / 34.36667°S 137.66667°E / -34.36667; 137.66667Coordinates: 34°22′0″S 137°40′0″E / 34.36667°S 137.66667°E / -34.36667; 137.66667
Population 1,056 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1872
Postcode(s) 5573
Elevation 160 m (525 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s) Goyder
Federal Division(s) Grey
Localities around Maitland:
Weetulta
Moonta[2] 35km		 Arthurton[2] 15km Winulta[2]
Balgowan[2] 19km Maitland Petersville[2] Ardrossan[2] 23km
Point Pearce[2] 19km Port Victoria[2] 22km South Kilkerran
Yorke Valley[2]		 Cunningham[2]

Maitland is a town in South Australia located 168 km west of Adelaide by road, 164 km south of Port Pirie and 46 km north of Minlaton known as the "heart of Yorke Peninsula" due to being near the centre of the region. At the 2006 census, Maitland had a population of 1,056.[1]

Maitland is within a short driving distance of coastal towns on either side, with Port Victoria to the west and Ardrossan to the east, each within 25 km.

The town was named in 1872 after Lady Jean Maitland, the wife of the First Lord of Kilkerran, a family connection of the governor of South Australia at this time, Sir James Fergusson; the local aborigines calling it "madu waltu", meaning white flint.

Maitland has a grain receiving depot operated by AWB Limited, serviced only by road.[3] Maitland is also the home base of the Narungga Aboriginal Progress Association.

Maitland's urban design is patterned after Adelaide's central business district: a neat grid of streets surrounded on all four sides by parkland.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Maitland (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Maitland GrainFlow Centre". AWB Limited. Retrieved 2006-10-15.
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