| Type: | suburb |
| Chinaman Wells | |
| State: | SA |
| Est: | 1999[1] |
| Postcode: | 5573[2] |
| Timezone: | ACST |
| Utc: | +9:30 |
| Timezone-Dst: | ACST |
| Utc-Dst: | +10:30 |
| Dist1: | 119 |
| Dir1: | north-west |
| Location1: | Adelaide |
| Region: | Yorke and Mid North[3] |
| County: | Fergusson |
| Stategov: | Narungga[4] |
| Fedgov: | Grey[5] |
| Maxtemp: | 21.7 |
| Mintemp: | 11.3 |
| Rainfall: | 503.7 |
| Coordinates: | -34.3811°N 137.4805°W |
| Near-Se: | Point Pearce |
| Near-S: | Point Pearce |
| Near-Sw: | Point Pearce |
| Near-W: | Spencer Gulf |
| Near-Nw: | Spencer Gulf |
| Footnotes: | Distances Coordinates Climate[6] Adjoining localities |
Chinaman Wells is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Spencer Gulf about 119km (74miles) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.[2] [1]
Its boundaries were created in May 1999 for the “long established name” which was originally used for a shack site now within the locality. The locality also includes the Holywood Shack Area.[1]
As of 2016, the majority land use within the locality is conservation zoned in respect to close proximity to the coastline with Spencer Gulf. A secondary use is a strip of land overlooking the coastline which is zoned for residential use.[7]
Chinaman Wells is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.[5] [4] [1]