Roxby Downs, South Australia

Roxby Downs
South Australia
A BHP-sponsored village in Roxby Downs
Roxby Downs is located in South Australia
Roxby Downs
Roxby Downs
Coordinates30°33′45″S 136°52′42″E / 30.562462°S 136.878455°E / -30.562462; 136.878455[1]
Population3,884 (2016 census)[2]
Established20 November 1986 (town)[3]
Postcode(s)5725[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)
RegionFar North[1]
State electorate(s)Giles[5]
Federal division(s)Grey[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
27.8 °C
82 °F		 12.7 °C
55 °F		 149.3 mm
5.9 in
Localities around Roxby Downs:
Olympic Dam Olympic Dam Olympic Dam
Andamooka Station
Roxby Downs Station Roxby Downs Andamooka Station
Roxby Downs Station Roxby Downs Station Andamooka Station
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Roxby Downs is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia about 511 kilometres (318 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide.[1][4] The town has a highly transient population of around 4,000 people.[8]

Roxby Downs has many leisure and community facilities including swimming, cinema, cultural precinct, community radio, shopping centre, schools, TAFE, cafes and sporting clubs and facilities. There are just two neighbouring towns in the area: Andamooka, an opal mining town about 30 km to the east, and Woomera, 84 km south of Roxby Downs. Andamooka people call the town home, and many are of European background since the days of early opal mining.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search results for 'Roxby Downs, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Roxby Downs (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 November 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Abbott, Roy Kitto (20 November 1986). "Untitled proclamation re the "Town of Roxby Downs"" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1646. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Postcode for Roxby Downs, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  5. ^ "District of Giles Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Roxby Downs (Olympic Damn Aerodrome) Climate Statistics (1997-2024) (nearest weather station)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  8. ^ Population by Age and Sex, South Australia (Australian Bureau of Statistics)