Warburto, South Australia

Warburto
South Australia
Warburto
Coordinates 34°01′17″S 137°36′08″E / 34.02131°S 137.602350°E / -34.02131; 137.602350Coordinates: 34°01′17″S 137°36′08″E / 34.02131°S 137.602350°E / -34.02131; 137.602350
Population 228 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Warburto”) (2011 census)[1]
Established 1999[2]
Postcode(s) 5556[3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location 140 km (87 mi) north-west of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s) District Council of the Copper Coast [2]
State electorate(s) Goyder[4]
Federal Division(s) Grey[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
23.8 °C
75 °F
9.8 °C
50 °F
330.1 mm
13 in
Suburbs around Warburto:
Spencer Gulf Wallaroo Kadina
Spencer Gulf Warburto Kadina
Spencer Gulf Moonta Bay
North Moonta
Paramatta
Boors Plain
Footnotes Distances[3]
Coordinates[6]
Climate[7]
Adjoining localities[6]

Warburto is a locality in South Australia located on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula, consisting of the rural areas south of the town of Wallaroo. It immediately adjoins Spencer Gulf, and is located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) north-west of the Adelaide city centre.[3][6]

Its boundaries which were created in January 1999 for the “long established name” which is derived from Warburto Point, a headland which is located on the locality’s coastline.[2][8] Sections of Warburto were severed and added to Cross Roads, North Moonta and Paramatta in August 2014 to "better align postal delivery and to reflect historical associations".[9] It once had a railway station on the former Wallaroo railway line.[10]

As of 2014, land use within the locality consisted of agriculture being the major use, followed by conservation including the Bird Islands Conservation Park.[11]

Warburto is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Goyder and the local government area of the District Council of the Copper Coast.[2][5][4][2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Warburto". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search result for "Warburto (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0038073)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Warburto, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2014". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Search result for "Warburto (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0038073) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas" and "Road Labels"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics KADINA AWS (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  8. Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 204, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
  9. "Search result(s) for Warburto, 5556". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  10. "Search result(s) for Warburto Railway Station". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  11. "Development Plan - Copper Coast Council Consolidated – 28 August 2014" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 119, 187, 285, 290, 286, 302 & 304. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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