Wedge Island, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Wedge Island
State:SA
Est:2014[1]
Postcode:5606[2]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACST
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:196
Dir1:west
Location1:Adelaide city centre
Lga:unincorporated area
Stategov:Flinders
Fedgov:Grey
Maxtemp:18.6
Mintemp:13.7
Rainfall:445.2
Coordinates:-35.1552°N 136.4661°W
Footnotes:Coordinates
Climate[3]

Wedge Island is a locality in South Australia located on Wedge Island at the mouth of Spencer Gulf. It is located about 196km (122miles) west of the Adelaide city centre.[1]

Its boundaries were created in 2014 for the purpose of providing property addressing for the island's residents. The locality was given the island's name in respect to the long established use.[1]

Land use within the locality is divided between agriculture and tourism with the former dating back to the mid-19 century and the latter commencing in the 1980s.[4]

Wedge Island is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the unincorporated area of South Australia.[1] [5] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search result for "Wedge Island (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0068222) . . 31 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Find a post - search result for Wedge Island, South Australia . postcodes-australia.com . 4 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Neptune Island (nearest station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 4 April 2016.
  4. Book: A.C. . Robinson . P.. Canty . T. . Mooney . P. . Rudduck . South Australia's offshore islands . Canberra . Australian Heritage Commission . 228–230 & 232. 1996. 0-644350-11-3 .
  5. Web site: Federal electoral division of Grey. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 July 2015.
  6. Web site: District of Flinders Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 9 September 2015.