Cultana, South Australia

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Cultana
South Australia
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Cultana
Coordinates 32°48′S137°30′E / 32.8°S 137.5°E / -32.8; 137.5 Coordinates: 32°48′S137°30′E / 32.8°S 137.5°E / -32.8; 137.5
Population9 (SAL 2021) [1]
Gazetted 25 September 2014 [2]
Postcode(s) 5700
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Division of Grey [5]
Localities around Cultana:
Corunna Station, Pandurra Lincoln Gap Port Augusta West
Katunga Station, Iron Knob Cultana Spencer Gulf
Myola Station, Iron Baron, Cooyeroo Whyalla Barson
Middleback Range
False Bay
Port Bonython

Cultana is a locality on the northeastern part of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is much larger than the original locality, and includes the Australian Army's Cultana Training Area. It includes the former Baxter Detention Centre which operated from 2002 to 2007. It spans the Lincoln Highway and Iron Knob to Whyalla Road, as well as being bordered by the Eyre Highway east of Iron Knob.

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Former locality

The former locality of Cultana was near where the Port Bonython Road meets the Lincoln Highway and included Tregalana Park. It was absorbed into Whyalla Barson in September 2014. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cultana (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Placename Details: Cultana". Government of South Australia. SA0068136. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. "District of Giles Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. "District of Stuart Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. Burdett, Michael (23 September 2014). "Notice to Discontinue the Name and Assign a Name and a Boundary to a Place and to Alter the boundary of Places" (PDF). Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. DPTI.2014/13764/01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  7. Cultana and Adjoining Locality Boundries[sic] (PDF) (Map). Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Rack Plan 1074. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.