Bordertown, South Australia
| Bordertown South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Main street in Bordertown | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′42″S 140°46′13″E / 36.311799°S 140.770232°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,095 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1852 (town) 16 March 2000 (locality) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5268 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Tatiara District Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast | ||||||||||||||
| County | Buckingham | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | MacKillop | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Locations Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Bordertown, formerly Border Town, is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's east near the state border with Victoria about 250 kilometres (160 mi) east of the state capital of Adelaide. It is where the Dukes Highway and the railway line cross the Tatiara Creek between Adelaide and Melbourne, the capital of Victoria.
Bordertown is the commercial and administrative centre of the Tatiara District Council. Tatiara is the local Aboriginal word for "Good Country".