Pelican Point, South Australia
This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the headland in Adelaide, see Pelican Point, Adelaide.
| Pelican Point South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Pelican Point | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′38″S 140°25′36″E / 37.92733°S 140.426780°ECoordinates: 37°55′38″S 140°25′36″E / 37.92733°S 140.426780°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1996[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5291 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 39 km (24 mi) SE of Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier[2] | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker[3] | ||||||||||||
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| Footnotes |
Coordinates[1] Adjoining 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 in 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][2][3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search result for "Pelican Point (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0015106) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Government Towns"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- 1 2 "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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