Point Pearce, South Australia
| Point Pearce South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Point Pearce | |
| Coordinates | 34°25′01″S 137°30′07″E / 34.41694°S 137.50194°ECoordinates: 34°25′01″S 137°30′07″E / 34.41694°S 137.50194°E |
| Population | 147 (2006 census)[1] |
| Established | 1868[2] |
| Postcode(s) | 5573 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Yorke Peninsula Council |
| State electorate(s) | Goyder |
| Federal Division(s) | Grey |
Point Pearce is a town in South Australia.[3] The town is located in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area, 194 kilometres (121 mi) north west of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2006 census, Point Pearce had a population of 147.[1] Point Pearce is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north along the coast from Port Victoria, and it plus Wardang Island provide shelter for that port.
Soon after the establishment of Adelaide in 1836, settlers began moving into Yorke Peninsula. The British concepts of property ownership were incompatible with the Narungga's nomadic lifestyle, resulting in the gradual displacement of the indigenous population. In 1868, the Point Pearce Aboriginal Mission was established by the Moravian missionary Reverend W. Julius Khun. After ten years, the mission was largely self-sufficient. Many of the buildings remain today.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Point Pearce (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Yorke Peninsula". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
- ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
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