Elliston Council
| District Council of Elliston | |
 Location of the Elliston Council in South Australia |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 South Australia
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| Administrative headquarters: | Elliston |
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| Area : | 6,500 km² |
| Residents : | 1,045 (2016) |
| Population density : | 0.2 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 33 ° 39 ′ S , 134 ° 53 ′ E The District Council of Elliston is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of South Australia . The area is 6,500 km² and has about 1000 inhabitants (2016).
Elliston is located on the Eyre Peninsula on the Great Australian Bight about 370 kilometers as the crow flies northwest of the metropolis of Adelaide . The area includes 16 hamlets and hamlets: Bramfield, Colton, Elliston, Kopi, Lock, McLachlan, Mount Damper, Mount Wedge, Murdinga, Polda, Port Kenny, Sheringa, Talia, Tooligie, Venus Bay and Warrachie. The administrative headquarters of the council is in the coastal town of Elliston, which is home to around 300 residents (2016).
administration
The Elliston Council has eight members, the seven councilors, and the chairman and mayor of the council are elected by residents of the LGA. Elliston is not divided into districts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Elliston (DC) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Elliston (L) (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.