Commissariat Point, South Australia

Commissariat Point
Commissariat Point; South Australia
	Commissariat Point
Coordinates	32°32′21″S137°44′47″E / 32.53918143°S 137.74645373°E Coordinates: 32°32′21″S137°44′47″E / 32.53918143°S 137.74645373°E
Population	281 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Commissariat Point”) (2011 census) [1]
Established	1994 [2]
Postcode(s)	5700 [2]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	270 km (168 mi) north north-west of Adelaide ; 11 km (7 mi) south of Port Augusta ;
LGA(s)	City of Port Augusta [2]
Region	Far North [3]
County	Manchester [2]
State electorate(s)	Stuart [4]
Federal Division(s)	Grey [5]
	Suburbs around Commissariat Point:
Footnotes	Coordinates [2] ; Climate [6] ; Adjoining localities

Last updated May 06, 2020

Commissariat Point is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula overlooking Spencer Gulf about 270 kilometres (170 miles) north north-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) south of the municipal seat in Port Augusta.^[2]

Its boundaries were created in 1994 for “the long established name” which is derived from the nearby headland of the same name. The locality includes the former Commissariat Point Shack Site.^[2]

Commissariat Point is bounded on its western side by a road named Shack Road which extends from Port Augusta West in the north along the coast with Spencer Gulf to the locality of Blanche Harbor and to localities in the south within the City of Whyalla. As of 2012, the southern end of the locality was zoned specifically for residential development intended for use as holiday accommodation.^[7]^[8] The land to the immediate west of Commissariat Point is located within the locality of Cultana which is fully occupied by the Cultana Training Area, a military training area used by the Australian Army.^[9]

Commissariat Point is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart and the local government area of the City of Port Augusta.^[5]^[4]^[2]

Some famous people who holiday here include Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide Crows footballer), Laura Packard (Australian netballer), Andrew Costello (South Aussie with Cosi) and Grant Baker (Junior Australian Tennis Player and Club Doctor for the Glenelg Football Club). Outback artist Jack Absolom

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Commissariat Point". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search result for " Commissariat Point (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0014966) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Counties"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
↑ "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
1 2 "District of Stuart Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
1 2 "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
↑ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics PORT AUGUSTA AERO". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
↑ "Port Augusta City Council Rural Roads" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ "Development Plan - Port Augusta (City) Consolidated – 15 November 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 81–82, 184. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ "Cultana Training Area Expansion Project" . Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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

[plb-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search result for " Commissariat Point (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0014966) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Counties"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

[FN-3] "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[Stuart-4] 1 2 "District of Stuart Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[AEC-5] 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[6] "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics PORT AUGUSTA AERO". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

[PA-roads-7] "Port Augusta City Council Rural Roads" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

[PA-8] "Development Plan - Port Augusta (City) Consolidated – 15 November 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 81–82, 184. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[CTA-EP-9] "Cultana Training Area Expansion Project" . Retrieved 21 July 2015.