Bunbury, South Australia

Bunbury is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about 190 kilometres (120 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 104 kilometres (65 mi) south-east of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend.[1][4]

Bunbury South Australia
Bunbury
Coordinates	36°09′29″S 139°57′18″E[1]
Population	9 (2016 census)[2]
Established	24 August 2000[3]
Postcode(s)	5266[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	190 km (118 mi) SE of Adelaide 104 km (65 mi) SE of Tailem Bend.
LGA(s)	Coorong District Council [1]
Region	Murray and Mallee [1]
County	Cardwell[1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop[5]
Federal Division(s)	Barker[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 22.9 °C ^73 °F 8.0 °C ^46 °F 408.1 mm ^16.1 in
Suburbs around Bunbury: Tintinara Tintinara Mount Charles Deepwater Bunbury Mount Charles Laffer Tilley Swamp Tilley Swamp Petherick

Its boundaries were created on 24 August 2000.[3] Its name is derived from the Bunbury Homestead which is located within the locality’s boundaries.[1][8]

The majority land use within Bunbury is ’primary production’ which is concerned with “agricultural production.” Some land extending from its centre to its western boundary which is occupied by the Bunbury Conservation Reserve is zoned for ‘conservation’.[9][1]

Bunbury is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Coorong District Council.[6][1][5]

References

1. "Search results for 'Bunbury, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bunbury (SA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 596, 24 August 2000, retrieved 28 December 2017
4. "Postcode for Bunbury, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
5. "District of MacKillop (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics KEITH (MUNKORA) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
8. "Search results for 'Bunbury, HMSD' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', "Hundreds' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
9. "Development Plan - Coorong District Council - Consolidated – 21 November 2017" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 121, 145 and 235–240. Retrieved 28 December 2017.