Tarpeena, South Australia
| Tarpeena South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°37′44″S 140°47′41″E / 37.628833°S 140.794725°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 329 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 (town) 25 February 1999 (locality) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5277 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 112 m (367 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Limestone Coast | ||||||||||||||
| County | Grey | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
Tarpeena is a town and a locality on the Riddoch Highway between Penola and Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.
The town was named by Governor MacDonnell, after the aboriginal words tart pena which means red gum tree. The town was surveyed in October 1860. Boundaries for the locality were created on 25 February 1999.