Pelican Point, South Australia
Pelican Point is a coastal town in South Australia that surrounds a headland on the continental coastline. It consists mostly of holiday shacks. The north side of the point faces Bungaloo Bay. The point was previously known as Pointe des Cordonniers.[1] The current boundaries were created on 31 October 1996 including both the Bungaloo Bay and Pelican Point shack areas.[1]
| Pelican Point South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Pelican Point | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.927330°S 140.426780°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 84 (2016 census)[2][1][lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 31 October 1996[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5291 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 39 km (24 mi) SE of Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker[5] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Pelican Point and some adjoining land in the locality of Carpenter Rocks had a population of 84 people.[2]
Pelican Point is located within the federal Division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.[1][4][5]
See also
- Pelican Point (disambiguation)
References
- Notes
- For the 2016 census, the 'State Suburb of Pelican Point' consisted of the locality of Pelican Point and part of the locality of Carpenter Rocks adjoining its north-west.
- Citations
- "Search results for 'Pelican Point, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pelican Point". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- Kentish, P.M. (31 October 1996), "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 1517, retrieved 19 April 2018
- "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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