Pelican Point, South Australia
| Pelican Point South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Pelican Point | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′38″S 140°25′36″E / 37.927330°S 140.426780°ECoordinates: 37°55′38″S 140°25′36″E / 37.927330°S 140.426780°E | ||||||||||||||
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| Established | 1996[2] | ||||||||||||||
| 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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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.[2] The current boundaries were created in 1996 including both the Bungaloo Bay and Pelican Point shack areas.[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.[2][4][5]
See also
References
- Notes
- ↑ For the 2011 census, gazetted locality of Pelican Point was divided in two parts which were included in the following 'state suburbs' - The 'State Suburb of Capenters Rocks' which consisted of Carpenter Rocks and the western part of Pelican Point and the ‘State Suburb of Nene Valley’ which consisted of the localities of Blackfellows Caves, Cape Douglas, Nene Valley and the eastern part of Pelican Point.
- Citations
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Carpenter Rocks". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search result for "Pelican Point (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0015106) with the following layers selected - “Suburbs and Localities” and “Government Towns”". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Nene Valley". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- 1 2 "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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