Port Germein, South Australia

Port Germein
South Australia
Port Germein jetty, Dec 2008
Port Germein is located in South Australia
Port Germein
Port Germein
Coordinates33°01′0″S 138°00′0″E / 33.01667°S 138.00000°E / -33.01667; 138.00000
Population249 (2006 census)[1]
Established1878
Postcode(s)5495[2]
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Mount Remarkable
State electorate(s)Stuart[3]
Federal division(s)Grey[4]
Localities around Port Germein:
Spencer Gulf Baroota Bangor
Spencer Gulf Port Germein Bangor
Telowie
Germein Bay (body of water) Germein Bay
Telowie		 Telowie
FootnotesAdjoining localities[5]

Port Germein is a small sea-side town in the Australian state of South Australia located about 219 kilometres (136 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of the city of Port Pirie on the eastern side of South Australia's Spencer Gulf overlooking Germein Bay. Port Germein was named after Samuel Germein, who moved into the territory in 1840,[6] although some credit his brother John to be the first European to traverse the area.[7] The township was proclaimed in 1878. Port Germein's population in the 2006 census was 249.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Port Germein (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  2. ^ "Postcode for Port Germein, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Search result for "Port Germein (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0044206) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. ^ ""Port Adelaide in 1867"". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 April 1918. p. 10. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Port Germein". The Sydney Morning Herald. Travel. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2007.