Billiatt, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Billiatt
State:SA
Coordinates:-34.9311°N 140.5675°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Established:28 September 2000
Established Footnotes:[2]
Postcode:5311[3]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACST
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:168
Dir1:north-east
Location1:Adelaide city centre
Dist2:52
Dir2:south
Location2:Loxton
Region:Murray and Mallee
County:Chandos
Lga:District Council of Loxton Waikerie
Stategov:Chaffey[4]
Fedgov:Barker[5]
Maxtemp:23.6
Maxtemp Footnotes:[6]
Mintemp:8.7
Rainfall:268.7
Near-N:Schell Well
Malpas
Kringin
Near-Ne:Kringin
Near-E:Kringin
Near-Se:Karte
Near-S:Lameroo
Near-Sw:Sandalwood
Near-W:Sandalwood
Near-Nw:Schell Well
Near:Billiatt
Footnotes:Locations
Adjoining localities

Billiatt is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the south-east of the state in the Murray Mallee region about 168km (104miles) north-east of the state capital of Adelaide.[1] [3]

Its boundaries were created on 28 September 2000 for the "long established local name". Its name is derived from the Billiatt Conservation Park and the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Billiatt.[1] [2]

The principal land use within the locality is conservation with the majority of its land area being occupied by the Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area.[1] [7]

Billiatt is located within the federal Division of Barker and the state electoral district of Chaffey and the local government area of the District Council of Loxton Waikerie.[5] [4] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for ‘Billiat, 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. 4 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Lawson. Robert. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Loxton Waikerie). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 2 May 2018. 2282. 28 September 2000.
  3. Web site: Postcode for Billiatt, South Australia . postcodes-australia.com . 13 April 2016.
  4. Web site: District of Chaffey Background Profile. ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. 31 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Federal electoral division of Barker . Australian Electoral Commission. 28 March 2016.
  6. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CALIPH (nearest station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 13 April 2016.
  7. Book: Development Plan – Loxton Waikerie Council, Consolidated – 25 July 2013. 2014 . Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure . 199 & 443–450.