Chinaman Wells, South Australia

Chinaman Wells
South Australia
Chinaman Wells; South Australia
	Chinaman Wells
Coordinates	34°22′52″S137°28′50″E / 34.381080°S 137.480490°E Coordinates: 34°22′52″S137°28′50″E / 34.381080°S 137.480490°E
Population	312 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Balgowan”) (2011 census)
Established	1999
Postcode(s)	5573
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	119 km (74 mi) north-west of Adelaide
LGA(s)	Yorke Peninsula Council
Region	Yorke and Mid North
County	Fergusson
State electorate(s)	Narungga
Federal Division(s)	Grey
	Suburbs around Chinaman Wells:
Footnotes	Distances; Coordinates; Climate; Adjoining localities

Last updated June 28, 2021

Chinaman Wells is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Spencer Gulf about 119 kilometres (74 miles) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.^[3]^[2]^[8]

Its boundaries were created in May 1999 for the “long established name” which was originally used for a shack site now within the locality. The locality also includes the Holywood Shack Area.^[2]

As of 2016, the majority land use within the locality is conservation zoned in respect to close proximity to the coastline with Spencer Gulf. A secondary use is a strip of land overlooking the coastline which is zoned for residential use.^[8]

Chinaman Wells is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.^[6]^[5]^[2]

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References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Balgowan". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search result for "Chinaman Wells (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0013803) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Government Towns", "Local Government Areas" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
1 2 3 "Chinaman Wells, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
↑ "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
1 2 Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
1 2 "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
↑ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MAITLAND (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
1 2 "Development Plan - Yorke Peninsula Council - Consolidated – 26 November 2015" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 237, 242 and 243. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

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[Census2011-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Balgowan". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[PLB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search result for "Chinaman Wells (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0013803) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Government Towns", "Local Government Areas" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[postcode-3] 1 2 3 "Chinaman Wells, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[4] "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[ECSA-5] 1 2 Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

[AEC-6] 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[7] "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MAITLAND (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[Yorke-8] 1 2 "Development Plan - Yorke Peninsula Council - Consolidated – 26 November 2015" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 237, 242 and 243. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

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