Stephenston, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Stephenston
State:sa
Coord Ref:[1]
Pushpin Label Position:left
Established:13 March 1997
Established Footnotes:[2]
Postcode:5433 [3]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACST
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:285
Dir1:N
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:15
Dir2:E
Location2:Quorn
County:Newcastle
Region:Far North
Lga:Flinders Ranges Council
Stategov:Giles[4]
Fedgov:Grey[5]
Maxtemp:24.7
Maxtemp Footnotes:[6]
Mintemp:13.6
Rainfall:269.7
Rainfall Footnotes:[7]
Near-S:Bruce
Hammond
Near-W:Quorn
Near-Nw:Quorn
Near:Stephenston
Noautocat:yes
Footnotes:Location
Adjoining localities

Stephenston is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern side of the Flinders Ranges about north of the state capital of Adelaide and about east of the municipal seat of Quorn.[1] [3]

Boundaries for the locality were created in March 1997 for the “long established name“ which was “incorrectly spelt as Stephenson” in the South Australian Government Gazette of 13 March 1997 and is derived from the ceased Government Town of Stephenston whose site is located within the boundaries of the locality.[1] [2] [8]

The Government Town of Stephenston which was located in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Palmer was surveyed in February 1879, proclaimed on 17 July 1879 and was finally declared as ‘ceasing to exist’ on 11 May 1961. A school operated from 1881 to 1915 and a post office operated from November 1879 to 1904.[9] [10] [11]

Land use within the locality is concerned with primary production activities such as “pastoral and farming-related activities.” [12]

Stephenston is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Giles and the local government area of the Flinders Ranges Council.[5] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for ‘Stephenston, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', ‘Postcode’, 'Counties', 'Hundreds’, 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions’, ‘Land Development Plan Zone Categories’ and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. 15 February 2018.
  2. Web site: GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places . The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 15 February 2018. 1177. 13 March 1997.
  3. Web site: Postcode for Stephenston, South Australia. Postcodes Australia. 15 February 2018.
  4. Web site: District of Giles Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 12 February 2018.
  5. Web site: Federal electoral division of Grey . Australian Electoral Commission. 12 February 2018.
  6. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Port Augusta Power Station (nearest station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology . 1 February 2018.
  7. Web site: Monthly rainfall: Summary statistics for all years - Bruce (nearest station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology . 15 February 2018.
  8. Web site: GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the Flinders Ranges Council) . The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 15 February 2018. 2442 . 25 November 1999.
  9. Web site: Manning. Geoffrey H.. Search result for Stephenston . A Compendium of the Place Names of South Australia From Aaron Creek to Zion Hill With 54 Complementary Appendices. Geoffrey Manning. 15 February 2018. 2012.
  10. Web site: Untitled proclamation under the Crown Lands Consolidation Act re the Town of Stephenson . The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 15 February 2018. 1090. 17 July 1879 .
  11. Web site: CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1960: TOWN OF STEPHENSTON DECLARED TO CEASE TO EXIST. . The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 15 February 2018. 1090. 11 May 1961.
  12. Web site: The Flinders Ranges Council - Consolidated – 20 June 2013 . South Australian Government. 15 February 2018. 96, 139, 142 and 145 . 20 June 2013 .

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