Eight Mile Creek, South Australia

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Eight Mile Creek
South Australia
Eight Mile Creek
Coordinates 38°01′44″S 140°47′24″E / 38.029°S 140.79°E / -38.029; 140.79Coordinates: 38°01′44″S 140°47′24″E / 38.029°S 140.79°E / -38.029; 140.79
Established 1996[1]
Postcode(s) 5291 [2]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) District Council of Grant[1]
Region Limestone Coast[3]
County County of Grey[1]
State electorate(s) Mount Gambier [4]
Federal Division(s) Barker[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
19.0 °C
66 °F
8.2 °C
47 °F
708.4 mm
27.9 in
Suburbs around Eight Mile Creek:
Allendale East Allendale East
Caveton
Wye
Allendale East
Port MacDonnell
Eight Mile Creek Wye
Ocean Ocean Ocean
Footnotes Coordinates[1]
Locations[2][1]
Climate[6]
Adjoining localities[1]

Eight Mile Creek 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 399 kilometres (248 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier in the south-east of the state.[1][2][2][7][8]

Boundaries were created in 1996 for the “long established name” which is derived from the watercourse located within its extent.[1]

The majority land use within the locality is agriculture with a strip of land along the coastline being zoned for both residential use and conservation purposes. The locality also includes the protected area known as Ewens Ponds Conservation Park which contains the system of natural water bodies known as Ewens Ponds.[9][1]

Eight Mile Creek 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Search result for "Eight Mile Creek (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0002703) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" "Local Government Areas" and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Postcode for Eight Mile Creek, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Mount Gambier Aero (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF) (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. pp. 35–36. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  8. "AHS – AA609582" (PDF) (PDF). The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  9. "Development Plan, Grant Council, Consolidated – 11 February 2016" (PDF). [Government of South Australia. pp. 108, 138, 164, 200 and 223–235. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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