Killara Parish (County of Killara)
Killara Parish (County of Killara) | |
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 The Darling River at Tilpa c. 1945. The punt can be seen behind the new bridge | |
  Killara Parish (County of Killara) | |
| Coordinates: 30°56′11″S 144°25′0″E / 30.93639°S 144.41667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 2840 |
Killara Parish in the County of Killara is a civil parish of Killara County,[2] located in Central Darling Shire at Latitude.
Geography
Killara Parish is on the Darling River and the village of Tilpa, New South Wales is the only settlement in the parish.
The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BSh (Hot semi-desert).[3] The parish is barely inhabited,[1] and the landscape is a flat arid scrubland.
The Parish is mainly an agricultural area, with sheep grazing the primary activity, and some pockets of irrigated land along the river. Tourism,[4] Fishing and camping are popular along the river.[4] including farmstay programs on local stations, is the other major local industry. Fishing and camping are popular along the river.[4]
In 1838 Thomas Mitchell (explorer) became the first European to the parish as he travelled down the Darling River.
See also
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tilpa (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ↑ Map of the County of Killara, Western Division, N.S.W., Department of Lands, Sydney N.S.W., 1940.
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)
- 1 2 3 "Tilpa". WISE Basins. National Parks and Wildlife (New South Wales). Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.