Rogues Point, South Australia

Rogues Point is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Gulf St Vincent, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) north-west of the Adelaide city centre and about 6.9 kilometres (4.3 miles) of the centre of Ardrossan.[3][2][7]

Rogues Point
South Australia
A street in Rogues Point
Rogues Point
Coordinates34.496690°S 137.8947°E / -34.496690; 137.8947
Population63 (shared with James Well) (2011 census)[1]
Established1999[2]
Postcode(s)5571[3]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Yorke Peninsula Council[2]
State electorate(s)Narungga[4]
Federal Division(s)Grey[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.6 °C
73 °F
10.7 °C
51 °F
332.0 mm
13.1 in
Localities around Rogues Point:
James Well James Well Gulf St Vincent
Sandilands Rogues Point Gulf St Vincent
Sandilands Sandilands Gulf St Vincent
FootnotesDistances[3]
Coordinates[2]
Climate[6]
Adjoining localities[2]

Its boundaries were created in May 1999 in respect to the "long established name".[2][8]

As of 2014, the land use within the locality is divided into the following two zones that are parallel to the coastline: a strip of land zoned as "coastal open space", which is reserved both for community use and as a buffer against sea level rise, and a strip of land zoned as "settlement", which consists of an area of low density residential and associated buildings.[7]

Rogues Point is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.[2][4][5]

See also

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "James Well". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. "Search result for "Rogues Point (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0059386)". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. "Rogues Point, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics PRICE". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. "Development Plan - Yorke Peninsula Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 120, 133, 327–329 & 447–449. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  8. Kentish, P. M. (27 May 1999), "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places", The South Australian Government Gazette: 2696, retrieved 5 December 2015



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