Roxby Council Explained

Type:lga
Roxby Council
State:sa
Coordinates:-30.5079°N 136.9157°W
Pop:3884
Density:39.0
Area:110
Established:15 May 1986
Established Footnotes:[1]
Seat:Roxby Downs
Mayor:Geoff Whitbread (Administrator)
Region:Far North[2]
Url:http://roxbydowns.sa.gov.au/
Stategov:Giles
Fedgov:Grey
Near-Nw:Outback Communities Authority
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Near-Ne:Outback Communities Authority
Near-E:Outback Communities Authority
Near-W:Outback Communities Authority
Near-Sw:Outback Communities Authority
Near-S:Outback Communities Authority
Near-Se:Outback Communities Authority

The Roxby Council, formerly Roxby Downs Council and before that the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs, is the local government area covering the town of Roxby Downs and the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. It has an area of 110 km². At the 2016 census, it had a population of 3884. The municipality was constituted on 15 May 1986.[1] It is a unique local government area in South Australia, in that it does not have an elected council but is served by an Administrator who performs all the functions of a Council.[3]

It covers most of the locality of Roxby Downs, except a portion to the east of the town, while also including a section of the adjacent locality of Olympic Dam.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blevins . F.T. . LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1934, ROXBY DOWNS (INDENTURE RATIFICATION) ACT, 1982—OLYMPIC DAM AND STUART SHELF INDENTURE—CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPAL COUNCIL . The South Australian Government Gazette . Government of South Australia . 11 September 2019 . 1254 . 15 May 1986.
  2. Web site: Far North SA Government Region. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 10 October 2014.
  3. Web site: About Roxby Council . Roxby Council . 18 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Location SA Map Viewer . Government of South Australia . 12 April 2016.