Simpson Desert is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 920 kilometres (570 miles) north of the capital city of Adelaide and which is located within the desert of the same name.[1]
| Simpson Desert South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Sand dune in the western section of the Simpson Desert | |||||||||||||||
  Simpson Desert | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°41′S 137°26′E / 26.68°S 137.43°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | no data available (2016 census)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2013[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5734 [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 920 km (572 mi) north of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North[4] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Location[1] Coordinates[1] Climate[7] Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name” which is derived from the desert of the same name.[1][8]
The principal land use within the locality is conservation , with the full extent of the locality being occupied by the Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert National Park, which was proclaimed on 26 November 2021 and includes the former protected areas of the Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert Conservation Park and the Munga-Thirri–Simpson Desert Regional Reserve.[9][10][1][2]
Simpson Desert is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia and the state’s Far North region.[2][4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Search result for "Simpson Desert (LOCB)" (Record no SA0067185) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road Labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Development Plan, Land Not Within a Council Area Eyre, Far North, Riverland and Whyalla – 18 October 2012" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 2012. pp. 11, 226–230 and 231–234. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ No population data available until the 2016 census
- ^ a b "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Birdsville Airport (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ Proposed Locality Boundaries for Pastoral Areas (PDF) (Map). Government of South Australia. 31 October 2012. Rack Plan 951. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Speirs, David (26 November 2021). "SA now home to Australia's biggest national park". Premier of South Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Gooch, Declan (26 November 2021). "Australia's biggest national park declared in South Australia's far north". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 December 2021.