Edillilie, South Australia

Edillilie South Australia
Edillilie
Coordinates	34°24′40″S135°42′22″E / 34.411°S 135.706°E / -34.411; 135.706
Population	129 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established	1908 [2]
Postcode(s)	5630
Elevation	72 m (236 ft) [3]
Location	48 km (30 mi) north of Port Lincoln 17 km (11 mi) south of Cummins
LGA(s)	District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
Region	Eyre Western [4]
County	Flinders [4]
State electorate(s)	Flinders [5]
Federal division(s)	Grey [6]
Localities around Edillilie: Cummins Yallunda Flat Coulta Edillilie Koppio Wangary Wanilla

Edillilie is a small town on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is on the Tod Highway and Eyre Peninsula Railway north of Port Lincoln.

The town was named after Edillilie Creek. ^[2] The railway station was originally named Mortlock Siding. ^[7] It still has bulk grain silos, ^[8] however passenger service ended many years ago. The grain silos are serviced by Viterra. ^[9]

Edillilie is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula. ^{[2] [6] [5]}

See also

• List of cities and towns in South Australia

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Edillilie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Placename Details: Edillilie". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0021952. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
3. "Placename Details: Edillilie Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 8 August 2005. SA0021957. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
4. "Search results for "EdillilieLOCB" 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.
5. "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
6. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
7. "Placename Details: Mortlock Siding". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 August 2005. SA0046537. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
8. Viterra Storage & Handling Network (PDF) (Map). Viterra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
9. "Viterra 2014-15 Harvest Information - South Australia". p. 20. Retrieved 11 September 2015.