Pooraka (/pəˈrækə/ pə-RACK-ə) is a suburb in Adelaide, South Australia.

[2] Pooraka was created as a subdivision of section 97 of the Hundred of Yatala, the latter spanning from Grand Junction Road, at Gepps Cross, to a point north of Montague Road.

In 1916, the District Council of Yatala renamed the suburb Pooraka,[citation needed] which was believed to be an Indigenous Kaurna word meaning "dry".

[3] However, according to linguist Robert Amery, the name bears no resemblance to the Kaurna words for "dry" or "creek".

[2] Pooraka East Post Office opened on 1 December 1965 and closed in 1986.