Erskine, South Australia
- 250 km (155 mi) N of Adelaide
- 22 km (14 mi) NE of Orroroo
Mean max temp[7] | Mean min temp[7] | Annual rainfall[7] |
21.9 °C 71 °F | 7.3 °C 45 °F | 366.2 mm 14.4 in |
Suburbs around Erskine: | ||
Yalpara | Yalpara | Minburra Plain |
Orroroo | Erskine | Cavenagh Dawson |
Minvalara | Minvalara | Dawson |
Erskine is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of the municipal seat in Orroroo.[1][4]
Its boundaries were created on 16 December 1999 for the “long established name” and includes the site of the now-ceased Government Town of Dawlish.[3] Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Erskine which it shares with the locality of Orroroo and which was named after William West-Erskine, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[1][8]
Land use within the locality is ’primary production’ and is concerned with “agricultural production and the grazing of stock on relatively large holdings.”[9] Some land in its south has been gazetted as a protected area known as the Black Rock Conservation Park.[1]
Erskine is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart and the local government area of the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton.[6][1][5]
See also
- Erskine (disambiguation)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Search results for 'Erskine, 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 27 December 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Erskine (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 3429, 16 December 1999, retrieved 27 December 2017
- ^ a b "Postcode for Erskine, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "District of Stuart Background Profile (2014-2018 boundaries)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics YONGALA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Search results for 'Hundred of Erskine, Hd' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', "Hundreds' and 'Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Development Plan - Orroroo Carrieton Council, Consolidated – 22 November 2012" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 105 and 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2017.