| Dawson South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Dawson | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°48′14″S 138°58′30″E / 32.804°S 138.975°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 19 May 1881 (town) 31 August 2000 (locality)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5720[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 25 km (16 mi) NE of Peterborough | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Peterborough | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North[3] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Herbert[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[3] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[3] | ||||||||||||||
Dawson is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the District Council of Peterborough. It covers the entirety of the cadastral Hundred of Coglin, with the exception of the small town of Oodla Wirra.[3]
Boundaries for the locality were created on 31 August 2000 and it was given the "long established name" of Dawson which is derived from the Government Town of Dawson whose site is located within the boundaries of the locality.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dawson (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dawson (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Search result(s) for 'Dawson, 5422' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'SA Government Regions', 'Local Government Areas' and 'Gazetteeer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
