Postcode(s) 5291 State electorate(s) Mount Gambier Postal code 5291 Federal division Division of Barker | County County of Grey German Creek Burrungule Region Limestone Coast Lga District Council of Grant | |
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German Creek is a rural locality in south-eastern South Australia, situated in the District Council of Grant. The boundaries were formalised in October 1995 for the long established name. The postcode was originally 5280, but was altered to 5291 in 2004. It was reportedly named for a German who was shepherding in the area.
Map of German Creek SA 5291, Australia
The German Creek area was offered to the government for closer settlement purposes in 1911; however, while the government purchased the nearby Moorak estate, it declined to purchase land at German Creek, and the area was privately subdivided.
It was renamed Benara Creek in 1918, one of many German-themed named places in South Australia to be renamed during World War I; however, it reverted to its original name in 1986.
The principal land use at German Creek is primary production.