Goyder, South Australia

Goyder (33°58′S 138°19′E; postcode: 5461) is a locality in South Australia's Mid North situated in the central east of the cadastral Hundred of Goyder. It was named for the hundred (proclaimed 1862) which was in turn named for George Goyder, Surveyor General of South Australia at the time.

Goyder
South Australia
Goyder
Coordinates34.0819°S 138.2741°E / -34.0819; 138.2741
Population24 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)5461
Location107 km (66 mi) N of Adelaide
LGA(s)Wakefield Regional Council
RegionMid North
State electorate(s)Narungga
Federal division(s)Grey
Localities around Goyder:
Nantawarra Nantawarra
Mount Templeton
Mount Templeton
Beaufort Goyder Whitwarta
Port Wakefield Bowmans, Whitwarta Saints
FootnotesAdjoining localities

The locality is bounded on the west by the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line. The Black Range stretches north–south through the locality from the foot of Mount Templeton outside the northern boundary of the locality. Similarly, the Bismark Valley (thought to be named in jest by early settler families of German origin for Otto von Bismarck) runs north to south through the centre of the locality.

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