Chinaman_Wells,_South_Australia

Chinaman Wells, South Australia

Chinaman Wells, South Australia

Suburb of Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia

Chinaman Wells is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Spencer Gulf about 119 kilometres (74 miles) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.[3][2][8]

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Its boundaries were created in May 1999 for the “long established name” which was originally used for a shack site now within the locality. The locality also includes the Holywood Shack Area.[2]

As of 2016, the majority land use within the locality is conservation zoned in respect to close proximity to the coastline with Spencer Gulf. A secondary use is a strip of land overlooking the coastline which is zoned for residential use.[8]

Chinaman Wells is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.[6][5][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chinaman Wells (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Search result for "Chinaman Wells (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0013803) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Government Towns", "Local Government Areas" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
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    "Chinaman Wells, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. [5]
    Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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    "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MAITLAND (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Development Plan - Yorke Peninsula Council - Consolidated – 26 November 2015" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 237, 242 and 243. Retrieved 25 February 2016.


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