Edillilie, South Australia

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Edillilie
South Australia
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Edillilie
Coordinates 34°24′40″S135°42′22″E / 34.411°S 135.706°E / -34.411; 135.706
Population129 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1908 [2]
Postcode(s) 5630
Elevation72 m (236 ft) [3]
Location
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]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Edillilie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 "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.