Eight Mile Creek, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Eight Mile Creek
State:SA
Established:31 October 1996
Postcode:5291 [1]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACST
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:399
Dir1:south-east
Location1:Adelaide city centre
Dist2:24
Dir2:south
Location2:Mount Gambier
Region:Limestone Coast[2]
County:County of Grey
Stategov:Mount Gambier[3]
Fedgov:Barker[4]
Maxtemp:19.0
Mintemp:8.2
Rainfall:708.4
Coordinates:-38.0194°N 140.795°W
Coord Ref:[5]
Near-N:Allendale East
Caveton
Near-E:Wye
Near-Se:Ocean
Near-S:Ocean
Near-Sw:Ocean
Near-W:Allendale East
Port MacDonnell
Near-Nw:Allendale East
Footnotes:Locations
Climate[6]
Adjoining localities

Eight Mile Creek is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state's south-east coast overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is about 399km (248miles) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 24km (15miles) south of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier in the south-east of the state.[5] [1] [7] [8]

Boundaries were created on 31 October 1996 for the “long established name” which is derived from the watercourse located within its extent.[5]

The majority land use within the locality is agriculture with a strip of land along the coastline being zoned for both residential use and conservation purposes. The locality also includes the protected area known as Ewens Ponds Conservation Park which contains the system of natural water bodies known as Ewens Ponds.[9] [5]

Eight Mile Creek 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.[4] [3] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcode for Eight Mile Creek, South Australia . postcodes-australia.com . 20 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Limestone Coast SA Government region. The Government of South Australia. 1 November 2016.
  3. Web site: District of Mount Gambier Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 28 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Federal electoral division of Barker . Australian Electoral Commission. 28 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Search result for "Eight Mile Creek (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0002703) with the following layers selected - “Suburbs and Localities”, “Place names (gazetteer)” “Local Government Areas” and “Development Plan Layers” . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 20 August 2016 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Mount Gambier Aero (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 17 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition. PDF. 35–36. 1953. International Hydrographic Organization. 29 December 2020 .
  8. Web site: AHS – AA609582. The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. 30 May 2013. PDF. 13 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313130704/http://www.hydro.gov.au/factsheets/WFS_Names_and_Limits_of_Oceans_and_Seas_Around_Australia.pdf. dead.
  9. Web site: Development Plan, Grant Council, Consolidated – 11 February 2016 . [Government of South Australia |access-date=29 April 2016|pages=108, 138, 164, 200 and 223–235].