Chinaman Wells, South Australia

Chinaman Wells is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Spencer Gulf about 119 kilometres (74 miles) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.[3][2][8]

Chinaman Wells
South Australia
Chinaman Wells
Coordinates34.381080°S 137.480490°E / -34.381080; 137.480490
Population312 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Balgowan”) (2011 census)[1]
Established1999[2]
Postcode(s)5573[3]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location119 km (74 mi) north-west of Adelaide
LGA(s)Yorke Peninsula Council [2]
RegionYorke and Mid North[4]
CountyFergusson[2]
State electorate(s)Narungga[5]
Federal Division(s)Grey[6]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.7 °C
71 °F
11.3 °C
52 °F
503.7 mm
19.8 in
Suburbs around Chinaman Wells:
Spencer Gulf Balgowan Balgowan
Spencer Gulf Chinaman Wells Balgowan
Point Pearce Point Pearce Point Pearce
FootnotesDistances[3]
Coordinates[2]
Climate[7]
Adjoining localities[2]

Its boundaries were created in May 1999 for the “long established name” which was originally used for a shack site now within the locality. The locality also includes the Holywood Shack Area.[2]

As of 2016, the majority land use within the locality is conservation zoned in respect to close proximity to the coastline with Spencer Gulf. A secondary use is a strip of land overlooking the coastline which is zoned for residential use.[8]

Chinaman Wells is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.[6][5][2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Balgowan". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. "Search result for "Chinaman Wells (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0013803) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Government Towns", "Local Government Areas" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. "Chinaman Wells, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MAITLAND (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. "Development Plan - Yorke Peninsula Council - Consolidated – 26 November 2015" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 237, 242 and 243. Retrieved 25 February 2016.


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