Pelican Point, South Australia

Pelican Point
South Australia
Pelican Point is located in South Australia
Pelican Point
Pelican Point
Coordinates37°55′38″S 140°25′36″E / 37.927330°S 140.426780°E / -37.927330; 140.426780[1]
Population81 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established31 October 1996[3]
Postcode(s)5291
Location39 km (24 mi) SW of Mount Gambier
LGA(s)District Council of Grant
State electorate(s)Mount Gambier[4]
Federal division(s)Barker[5]
Localities around Pelican Point:
Carpenter Rocks Carpenter Rocks Kongorong
Pelican Point Blackfellows Caves
Blackfellows Caves
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Pelican Point is a coastal town in South Australia that surrounds a headland on the continental coastline. It consists mostly of holiday shacks. The north side of the point faces Bungaloo Bay. The point was previously known as Pointe des Cordonniers.[1] The current boundaries were created on 31 October 1996 including both the Bungaloo Bay and Pelican Point shack areas.[1]

Pelican Point 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.[1][4][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search results for 'Pelican Point, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pelican Point (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Kentish, P.M. (31 October 1996), "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 1517, retrieved 19 April 2018
  4. ^ a b "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.