Mil-Lel, South Australia
| Mil-Lel South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Mil-Lel | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′40″S 140°48′54″E / 37.7777°S 140.815°ECoordinates: 37°46′40″S 140°48′54″E / 37.7777°S 140.815°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 335 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5291 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 7 km (4 mi) NE of Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||
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Mil-Lel is a settlement near Mount Gambier in South Australia.[2]
In the 2011 census, Mil-Lel had a population of 335.[1]
The name for this locality is believed to be a corruption of "Mullel", the name of a nearby waterhole.[3] The name was historically spelled as two words: "Mil Lel" until the spelling was changed to "Mil-Lel" in the SA Government Gazette 28/5/2009.[4]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mil-Lel (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ↑ South Australian State Gazetteer Record Number SA0044726
- ↑ South Australian State Gazetteer Record Number SA0064952
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