Far North (South Australia)

Far North
South Australia
South Australia's Far North region (north of the blue east–west border lines), with main settlements and their populations in 2016
Far North is located in South Australia
Far North
Far North
Coordinates29°S 136°E / 29°S 136°E / -29; 136
Population27,727 (2016 census[note 1])
 • Density0.0397813/km2 (0.1030331/sq mi)
Area696,986[citation needed]
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Grey[5]
Localities around Far North:
Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland
Eyre and Western
Western Australia		 Far North New South Wales
Eyre and Western Eyre and Western
Yorke and Mid North
Murray Mallee		 New South Wales
FootnotesMap of adjoining regions[6]

The Far North is a region that covers about 70 per cent of the Australian state of South Australia. It extends across the entire width of the state – about 1200 kilometres (750 miles) – for approximately the northernmost 750 kilometres (470 miles).[7] The state government defines the Far North region similarly, although it separately delineates the Maralinga Tjarutja Lands, the Yalata Aboriginal community and other unincorporated crown lands in the state's far west, which are officially considered part of the Eyre and Western region.[6] Colloquially, South Australians regard anywhere north of Port Augusta as the Far North.[8][9]

The Far North is by far the least populated region of South Australia.

  1. ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Unincorporated SA". Australian Bureau of Statistics. October 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021. For other localities, use the QuickStats Search facility.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Outback Communities Authority". Outback Communities Authority. 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Giles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stuart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  6. ^ a b "Far North: South Australian Government Regions" (PDF). Government of South Australia, Department of Planning and Local Government. 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. ^ "South Australia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ^ "The Far North". The Advertiser. Vol. LXX, no. 21, 449. Original, Adelaide. Digital reproduction, Canberra: National Library of Australia – Trove digital newspaper archive. 9 July 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Rains in the Far North". The Advertiser. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 11, 713. Original, Adelaide. Digital reproduction, Canberra: National Library of Australia – Trove digital newspaper archive. 2 May 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.


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