Boston, South Australia

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Boston
South Australia
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Boston
Coordinates 34°40′56″S135°49′25″E / 34.682330°S 135.823710°E / -34.682330; 135.823710
Population390 (UCL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5607 [2]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) Lower Eyre Peninsula
Region Eyre Western [3]
County Flinders [3]
State electorate(s) Flinders [2]
Federal division(s) Grey [2]
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
21.2 °C
70 °F
11.4 °C
53 °F
389.7 mm
15.3 in
Localities around Boston:
Tiatukia
Hawson
Tiatukia Spencer Gulf
HawsonBoston Spencer Gulf
Duck Ponds Port Lincoln Spencer Gulf
FootnotesClimate [4]

Boston is a locality on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, situated in the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula. It consists of a coastal section immediately north of Port Lincoln and a broader area inland; while it is residential along the coast, much of the locality remains semi-rural. [2] The name and boundaries were formalised in October 2003 for the long established local name. On 15 October 2009, sections of Boston were severed and added to North Shields and the new locality of Tiatukia, while a portion of adjacent Hawson was added to Boston. [5]

The Lincoln Highway runs along the coast through Boston. The Port Lincoln Golf Course is located in its southwestern corner. [5]

Boston House, located on Lincoln Highway, is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. [6] The National Trust of South Australia-owned Brinkworth Reserve, which was the subject of a prominent public campaign over a cancelled sale attempt in 2014–15, is also located at Boston. [5] [7]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boston (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search result(s) for Boston, 5607". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Search results for "Boston LOCB" with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Counties'". Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)". Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Search result(s) for Boston, 5607". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. "Dwelling ('Boston House')". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water & Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. "Trust will not sell Brinkworth Reserve". Port Lincoln Times . 23 January 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.