Pelican Point is a coastal town in South Australia that surrounds a headland on the continental coastline. It consists mostly of holiday shacks. The north side of the point faces Bungaloo Bay. The point was previously known as Pointe des Cordonniers.[1] The current boundaries were created on 31 October 1996 including both the Bungaloo Bay and Pelican Point shack areas.[1]
| Pelican Point South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Pelican Point | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′38″S 140°25′36″E / 37.927330°S 140.426780°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 81 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 31 October 1996[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5291 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 39 km (24 mi) SW of Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Grant | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker[5] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
Pelican Point is located within the federal Division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.[1][4][5]
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- ^ a b c d e "Search results for 'Pelican Point, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pelican Point (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Kentish, P.M. (31 October 1996), "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 1517, retrieved 19 April 2018
- ^ a b "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
