Blanche Harbor, South Australia

Blanche Harbor South Australia
Blanche Harbor
Coordinates	32°41′26″S 137°45′15″E / 32.69049°S 137.754280°ECoordinates: 32°41′26″S 137°45′15″E / 32.69049°S 137.754280°E
Population	281 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Commissariat Point”) (2011 census)[1]
Established	1994[2]
Postcode(s)	5700[2]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	260 km (162 mi) north north-west of Adelaide city centre 20 km (12 mi) south of Port Augusta
LGA(s)	City of Port Augusta[2]
State electorate(s)	Stuart[3]
Federal Division(s)	Grey[4]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 26.3 °C ^79 °F 12.1 °C ^54 °F 214.1 mm ^8.4 in
Suburbs around Blanche Harbor: Cultana[5] Commissariat Point[5] Cultana[5] Blanche Harbor Spencer Gulf[5] Cultana[5] Cultana[5]
Footnotes	Coordinates[2] Climate[6]

Blanche Harbor is a locality in South Australia located on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula overlooking Spencer Gulf about 260 kilometres (160 mi) north north-west of the Adelaide city centre and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the centre of Port Augusta. ^[5]

Its boundaries were created in 1994 for “the long established name” which is derived from nearby bay of the same name. The locality includes the former Douglas Point South Shack Site.^[2]

Blanche Harbor consists of an extent of low-rise dwellings adjoining a road named Shack Road which extends from Port Augusta West in the north along the coast with Spencer Gulf to localities in the south within the City of Whyalla. As of 2012, the locality is zoned specifically for residential development intended for use as holiday accommodation.^{[7] [8]} The land to the immediate west of Blanche Harbor is located within the Cultana Training Area, a military training area used by the Australian Army.^[9]

Blanche Harbor is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart and the local government area of the City of Port Augusta.^{[4] [3][2]}

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Commissariat Point". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
2. "Search result for "Blanche Harbor (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0007245)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
3. "District of Stuart Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
4. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
5. "Search result for "Blanche Harbor (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0007245) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics PORT AUGUSTA AERO". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
7. "Port Augusta City Council Rural Roads" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
8. "Development Plan - Port Augusta (City) Consolidated – 15 November 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 81–82. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
9. "Cultana Training Area Expansion Project". Retrieved 21 July 2015.