Encounter Bay, South Australia
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 View over the locality of Encounter Bay from the Bluff | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 35°34′46″S 138°35′30″E / 35.579381°S 138.591604°E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[1] | ||||||||||||
| City | Victor Harbor | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 9 September 1993[2] | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 5,305 (SAL 2021)[5] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5211[6] | ||||||||||||
| County | Hindmarsh[1] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 20.6 °C (69.1 °F)[7] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 10.2 °C (50.4 °F)[7] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 547.9 mm (21.57 in)[7] | ||||||||||||
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Encounter Bay is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 87 kilometres (54 mi) south of the state capital of Adelaide and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-west of the municipal seat of Victor Harbor.[1]
Description
Encounter Bay's boundaries were created on 9 September 1993 for the "local established name" of the bay, Encounter Bay.[1][2] The locality of Encounter Bay consists of land at the western end of Encounter Bay partly overlooking the subsidiary bay of Rosetta Harbour[8][9] and which includes the headland of Rosetta Head (commonly known as The Bluff). State Route B37 passes through the locality under the names of Waitpinga Road and Bay Road, and forms part of the locality's boundary to the north-west.[1][10]
Land use is mainly residential, with some land adjoining the suburb of Victor Harbor in the north-east being zoned for "light industry" and land at the locality's southern extremity being zoned for "primary industry". Located within the latter area, Rosetta Head is also listed as a state heritage place on the South Australian Heritage Register.[10]
Demographics
The population is growing: in the 2016 census it was recorded as 4901,[11] and by 2021 census had grown to 5,305.
Governance
Encounter Bay is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the City of Victor Harbor.[4][3][1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search results for 'Encounter Bay, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- 1 2 Mayes, Kym (9 September 1993). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1991 Notice to Assign" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1101. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- 1 2 "District of Finniss Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Encounter Bay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "Postcode for Encounter Bay, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ↑ "Log books of a forgotten shipwreck". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ "Southern Fleurieu Action Plan Cells" (map). Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Search results for 'Encounter Bay, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Local Government Areas', 'Gazetteer', 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories', 'SA Heritage Places' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Encounter Bay". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 January 2019.