Pelican Point, South Australia
Town in South Australia
37°55′38″S 140°25′36″E / 37.927330°S 140.426780°E / -37.927330; 140.426780[1]Localities around Pelican Point: | ||
Carpenter Rocks | Carpenter Rocks | Kongorong |
Pelican Point | Blackfellows Caves | |
Blackfellows Caves | ||
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 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
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e "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 (28 June 2022). "Pelican Point (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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Towns and localities of the District Council of Grant
- Allendale East
- Blackfellows Caves
- Burrungule
- Canunda
- Cape Douglas
- Caroline
- Carpenter Rocks
- Caveton
- Compton
- Dismal Swamp
- Donovans
- Eight Mile Creek
- German Creek
- Glenburnie (part)
- Kongorong
- Mil-Lel
- Mingbool
- Moorak
- Mount Schank
- Nene Valley
- OB Flat (part)
- Pelican Point
- Pleasant Park
- Port MacDonnell
- Racecourse Bay
- Square Mile
- Suttontown (part)
- Tantanoola (part)
- Tarpeena
- Wandilo
- Wepar
- Worrolong (part)
- Wye
- Yahl