Population 4,198 (2011 census) Postcode(s) 5252 Founded 1839 Local time Monday 2:30 PM | Established 1839 State electorate(s) Kavel Postal code 5252 Federal division Division of Mayo | |
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Location 9 km (6 mi) from Mount Barker
42 km (26 mi) from Adelaide LGA(s) District Council of Mount Barker Weather 29°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 41% Humidity | ||
Nairne is a small township in South Australia, founded by Matthew Smillie in 1839 and named for his wife's family. Nairne is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from Mount Barker, South Australia, in the federal Division of Mayo and in the state electoral district of Kavel. At the 2011 census, Nairne had a population of 4,198.
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Map of Nairne SA 5252, Australia
History
Nairne began as a town on Princes Highway, which used to be the main traffic route from Sydney to Adelaide (via Melbourne) before the South Eastern Freeway superseded this section of highway in 1969.
In 2003, the main street was transformed for a section of the movie The Honourable Wally Norman, which was filmed using various areas of the Adelaide Hills, including Mount Barker, Nairne and Lobethal.
Demographics
Nairne has several shops on the main street, a school, and two churches (CRC and Lutheran). It is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from the town of Mount Barker and about 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Littlehampton.