Simpson Desert, South Australia
| Simpson Desert South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Sand dune in the western section of the Simpson Desert | |||||||||||||||
| Population | no data available[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2013[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5734 [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 920 km (572 mi) north of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | unincorporated area [1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North[4] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Location[1] Coordinates[1] Climate[7] Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
Simpson Desert is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 920 kilometres (570 mi)* north of the capital city of Adelaide and which is associated with the Simpson Desert.[1]
The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name” which is derived from the desert of the same name.[1][8]
The principal land use within the locality is conservation with the full extent of the locality being occupied by the following protected areas - the Simpson Desert Conservation Park and the Simpson Desert Regional Reserve.[1][2]
Simpson Desert is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart, the unincorporated area of South Australia and the state’s Far North region.[2][4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Search result for "Simpson Desert (LOCB)" (Record no SA0067185) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road Labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Development Plan, Land Not Within a Council Area Eyre, Far North, Riverland and Whyalla – 18 October 2012" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 2012. pp. 11, 226–230 and 231–234. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ No population data available until the 2016 census
- ^ a b "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Birdsville Airport (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Proposed Locality Boundaries for Pastoral Areas (PDF) (Map). Government of South Australia. 31 October 2012. Rack Plan 951. Retrieved 5 September 2015.