Hartley, South Australia

Hartley
Hartley entrance sign
Hartley
Coordinates: 35°11′00″S 139°00′11″E / 35.1832929°S 139.0030330°E / -35.1832929; 139.0030330
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[1]
LGA
Location
Established1856
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total149 (SAL 2021)[3]
Postcode
5255
Localities around Hartley
Red Creek Callington, Salem Monarto South
Woodchester Hartley
Bletchley Langhorne Creek
[4]

Hartley is a ghost town located in South Australia, along the Bremer River on the Strathalbyn-Callington Road.

Founded in 1853 as a small rural settlement, it once boasted a Methodist church (1856), post office (opened 1869 and closed 1981), school (opened 1919 and closed 1970) and creamery. Now the town is little more than a series of ruins and farm houses.

References

  1. ^ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hartley (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hartley (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  4. ^ Map of Hartley Bonzle