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Waikerie, a medium sized town is located on the Sturt Highway, adjacent to the Murray River and forms the western part of South Australia's Riverland. The town was formed in the late 1800's when settlers utlised extensive irrigation from the Murray River to turn the once dry, mallee scrub into productive farmland. The region is now dubbed the Citrus Centre of Australia due largely to the high amount of citrus groves in the area as well as being home to two large fruit juice factories. In addition, the town is also fairly isolated thus its provides the necessary services the surrounding region. The town centre is well kept, green and busy - being set on the top part of the cliffs forming the banks of the Murray River gives some good vantage points. The Lions riverfront park set adjacent to the Murray River is also highly recommended.

• Population: 1632 1
• Postcode: 5330
• Location: 175 km northeast of Adelaide
• Main Roads: Sturt Hwy A20
• Radio Stations: FM: ABC Classic (105.1 MHz), ABC News on Radio (93.9 MHz), Magic 93.1 (93.1 MHz) and Triple J (101.9 MHz). AM: 5RM (801 kHz), ABC North and West SA (639 kHz), ABC Radio Adelaide (891 kHz), ABC Riverland (1062 kHz), ABC RN (1305 kHz) and ABC Wimmera (594 kHz)

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	Sturt Hwy: Looking west on the Sturt Highway approaching the eastern entrance to Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Town Centre: Peake Terrace looking south-east from the Lions Park exit, Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Town Centre: Peake Tce, Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Town Centre: McCoy Street, Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Town Centre: McCoy Street, Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Caption Title: McCoy Street, looking north again, this time at the junction with Francis St, Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Murray River: Lions Riverfront Park, Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Murray River: Lions Riverfront Park, Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Murray River: Lions Riverfront Park, Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Vehicular Ferry: Ferry linking Rowe St and Taylorville Rd over the Murray River at Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Caption Title: The Murray River, sweeping north - view taken from the Clifftop Lookout, Waikerie, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census Quickstats

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