Parsons Beach is a locality on the western side of Yorke Peninsula and eastern side of Spencer Gulf in South Australia. There is a small town at the north end of the locality, set behind the sandhills from the beach.
| Parsons Beach South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Parsons Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′S 137°29′E / 34.76°S 137.48°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 19 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5575 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) west of Minlaton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narungga[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
Before 5 September 2017, the village of Parsons Beach was formally the northwestern corner of the locality of Minlaton.[4] On that date, the Government of South Australia declared that Parsons Beach was a separate locality.[5] The name "Parsons Beach" for the subdivision of the village was approved on 27 August 1982 by the Geographical Names Board.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Placename Details: Parsons Beach (SUBD)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0053716. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Parsons Beach (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to the new locality of Parsons Beach". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Alteration of Geographical Boundaries". SA Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
