Pelican Point, South Australia

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Pelican Point
South Australia
Pelican Point is located in South Australia
Pelican Point
Pelican Point
Coordinates37°55′38″S 140°25′36″E / 37.927330°S 140.426780°E / -37.927330; 140.426780Coordinates: 37°55′38″S 140°25′36″E / 37.927330°S 140.426780°E / -37.927330; 140.426780[1]
Population84 (2016 census)[2][1][a]
Established31 October 1996[3]
Postcode(s)5291
Location39 km (24 mi) SE of Mount Gambier
LGA(s)District Council of Grant
State electorate(s)Mount Gambier[4]
Federal division(s)Barker[5]
Localities around Pelican Point:
Carpenter Rocks Carpenter Rocks Kongorong
Pelican Point
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

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]

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
  1. ^ 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
  1. ^ a b c d e f "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.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pelican Point". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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