Port Augusta West, South Australia

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Port Augusta West
Port Augusta,  South Australia
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Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
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Port Augusta West
Coordinates 32°29′03″S137°45′32″E / 32.4842°S 137.7589°E / -32.4842; 137.7589 Coordinates: 32°29′03″S137°45′32″E / 32.4842°S 137.7589°E / -32.4842; 137.7589
Population4,153 (2011 census) [1]
Established1865 [2]
Postcode(s) 5700 [3]
Elevation14 m (46 ft) [4]
Location
LGA(s) Port Augusta City Council
State electorate(s) Stuart [5]
Federal Division(s) Grey [6]
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
26.3 °C
79 °F		12.1 °C
54 °F		217.6 mm
8.6 in
Suburbs around Port Augusta West:
Carriewerloo [7] Carriewerloo [7] Emeroo [7]
Lincoln Gap [7] Port Augusta West Wami Kata
Spencer Gulf [8]
Lincoln Gap
Cultana [7] 		Cultana [7]
Commissariat Point 		Spencer Gulf [7]
FootnotesCoordinates [2]
Climatic data [4]
Location [3]

Port Augusta West is a suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia.

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However, it has a separate early colonial history to Port Augusta, because it is on the Eyre Peninsula, while the rest of Port Augusta is on the east side of Spencer Gulf. It was not until 1926 that a bridge was built across the head of the Spencer Gulf to connect them, replacing a punt. [9]

The Corporate Town of Port Augusta West was gazetted on 6 October 1887, [10] and only merged into the Corporate Town of Port Augusta on 28 April 1932. [9]

Port Augusta West contains the junction of the Eyre Highway (to Eyre Peninsula and Western Australia), Stuart Highway (to the Far North and Northern Territory), and Augusta Highway (to Adelaide).

Location, description and land use

Signs at the junction of the three highways Highway sign, Port Augusta West, 2017 (01).jpg
Signs at the junction of the three highways

Port Augusta West is the only part of Port Augusta that is located on the western side of Spencer Gulf on the Eyre Peninsula. [11] It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) west of the centre of Port Augusta and about 280 kilometres (170 miles) north of Adelaide city centre. [3]

Port Augusta West consists of an urban area on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula, immediately west of the centre of Port Augusta. It is dissected by the Augusta Highway, which branches in the middle of the suburb, to become the Stuart Highway which heads north, and the Eyre Highway which heads west. The Whyalla-Port Augusta railway line passes to the north and west of the suburb’s urban area. [11] [12]

The suburb is mainly residential on the eastern side of the suburb. The area between the Eyre Highway and the Stuart Highway on the west side of the suburb’s built area is zoned for industrial use. The Port Augusta Airport is located to the south end of the suburb and is separated from the residential area by open space and a “vegetation buffer”. [13]

The suburb includes the Port Augusta Golf Club and Port Augusta West Primary School. [11] [14] [15] The suburb also contains the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, West Side Foreshore, Westside Lookout Tower, Rotary Park, Northey Crescent and Sid Welk Park. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

The historic Port Augusta West Water Tower in Mitchell Terrace is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. [22]

Governance

Port Augusta West 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. [6] [5] [2] The suburb is also located within the South Australian Government region of the Far North. [23]

Climate

Port Augusta West has a warm desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk). [24]

Climate data for Port Augusta Airport, Port Augusta West
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)34.3
(93.7)		33.3
(91.9)		30.3
(86.5)		26.6
(79.9)		21.7
(71.1)		18
(64)		17.7
(63.9)		20.1
(68.2)		24.1
(75.4)		26.9
(80.4)		30.4
(86.7)		31.9
(89.4)		26.3
(79.3)
Average low °C (°F)19.4
(66.9)		18.9
(66.0)		16.4
(61.5)		12.9
(55.2)		8.8
(47.8)		6.2
(43.2)		4.7
(40.5)		5.3
(41.5)		8.5
(47.3)		11.5
(52.7)		15.6
(60.1)		17
(63)		12
(54)
Average precipitation mm (inches)12.4
(0.49)		18.4
(0.72)		17
(0.7)		18.9
(0.74)		15.4
(0.61)		24.7
(0.97)		18.2
(0.72)		14.6
(0.57)		17.4
(0.69)		16.5
(0.65)		20.6
(0.81)		23.9
(0.94)		217.6
(8.57)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology [4]

See also

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  11. 1 2 3 "Port Augusta Structure Plan: A section of the Far North Region Plan" (PDF). Department of Planning and Local Government. 2010. p. 8. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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  14. ↑ "Port Augusta West Primary School". Department for Education and Child Development trading as South Australian Government Schools. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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  17. ↑ "West Side Foreshore". City of Port Augusta. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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  20. ↑ "Northey Crescent". City of Port Augusta. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Sid Welk Park". City of Port Augusta. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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