Wedge Island is a locality in South Australia located on Wedge Island at the mouth of Spencer Gulf. It is located about 196 kilometres (122 miles) west of the Adelaide city centre.[3]
| Wedge Island South Australia | |||||||||
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  Wedge Island | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°09′19″S 136°27′58″E / 35.15517831°S 136.46613535°E | ||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||
| Established | 2014[3] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5606[4] | ||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||
| Location | 196 km (122 mi) west of Adelaide city centre | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | unincorporated area | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Flinders[5] | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[6] | ||||||||
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| Footnotes | Coordinates[3] Climate[7] | ||||||||
Its boundaries were created in 2014 for the purpose of providing property addressing for the island's residents. The locality was given the island's name in respect to the long established use.[3][8]
Land use within the locality is divided between agriculture and tourism with the former dating back to the mid-19 century and the latter commencing in the 1980s.[9]
Wedge Island is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the unincorporated area of South Australia.[3][6][5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wedge Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wedge Island (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Search result for "Wedge Island (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0068222)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Find a post - search result for Wedge Island, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ a b "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Neptune Island (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Burdett, Michael (28 October 2014), "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 6194, retrieved 4 April 2016
- ^ A.C., Robinson; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). South Australia's offshore islands (PDF). Canberra: Australian Heritage Commission. pp. 228–230 & 232. ISBN 0-644350-11-3.
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