Racecourse Bay, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Racecourse Bay
State:SA
Est:1996[1]
Postcode:5291 [2]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACST
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:398
Dir1:south-east
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:25
Dir2:south
Location2:Mount Gambier
County:Grey
Region:Limestone Coast[3]
Stategov:Mount Gambier[4]
Fedgov:Barker[5]
Maxtemp:19.0
Maxtemp Footnotes:[6]
Mintemp:8.2
Rainfall:708.4
Coordinates:-38.0549°N 140.7523°W
Near-N:Port MacDonnell
Near-E:Port MacDonnell
Near-Se:Ocean
Near-S:Ocean
Near-Sw:Ocean
Near-W:Port MacDonnell
Near-Nw:Port MacDonnell
Footnotes:Locations
Adjoining localities

Racecourse Bay 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 398km (247miles) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and 25km (16miles) south of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier in the south-east of the state.[1] [2] [7] [8]

Racecourse Bay consists of land formerly used as a shack site known as The Racecourse which made part of the locality of Port MacDonnell in 1996. The locality came in existence in 1999 when boundaries were created for land formerly part of the locality of Port MacDonnell. Its name which is reported as being a ‘long established name’ was derived from the bay which it overlooks.[1]

The locality consists of land between the coastline and a road known as Eight Mile Creek Road which runs from the town centre of Port MacDonnell in the west to the boundary between the localities of Eight Mile Creek and Wye in the east. The land use within the locality consists of residential use and conservation.[9] [1]

Racecourse Bay 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.[5] [4] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search result for "Racecourse Bay (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0038303) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Development Plan Layers" . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 21 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Postcode for Racecourse Bay, South Australia . postcodes-australia.com . 21 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Limestone Coast SA Government region. The Government of South Australia. 1 November 2016.
  4. Web site: District of Mount Gambier Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 28 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Federal electoral division of Barker . Australian Electoral Commission. 28 March 2016.
  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.
  9. Web site: Development Plan, Grant Council, Consolidated – 11 February 2016 . [Government of South Australia |accessdate=29 April 2016|pages=108, 164, 173, 199 and 223–226].