Boatswain Point, South Australia

Boatswain Point is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state’s south-east coast overlooking both Guichen Bay and the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight about 260 kilometres (160 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of the municipal seat of Robe.[1][4][8][9]

Boatswain Point South Australia
Boatswain Point
Coordinates	37°04′48″S 139°45′19″E[1]
Population	50 (2016 census)[2]
Established	28 January 1999[3]
Postcode(s)	5275[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	260 km (162 mi) SE of Adelaide 11 km (7 mi) N of Robe
LGA(s)	District Council of Robe [1]
Region	Limestone Coast [1]
County	Robe [1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop[5]
Federal Division(s)	Barker[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 18.2 °C 65 °F 10.9 °C 52 °F 633.5 mm 24.9 in
Suburbs around Boatswain Point: Ocean Mount Benson Mount Benson Ocean Boatswain Point Mount Benson Ocean Guichen Bay Guichen Bay
Footnotes	Locations[4][1] Adjoining localities [1]

Boundaries for the locality were created on 28 January 1999 for “the long established name” and include the site of the Boatswain Point Shack Site.[1][3] The name is derived from a coastal feature within the locality called Boatswain Point which is itself is reportedly named after a local person known as “Tom the Bosun” who profited from ferrying Chinese immigrants from ships off the coast and guiding them to the goldfields in Victoria during the 1850s. In 1977, the name was used for a private sub-division in part section 477 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Waterhouse.[10]

The locality overlooks to its west, a portion of the continental coastline located just north of Guichen Bay and to its south, the coastline of the bay from Cape Thomas in the west to Boatswains Point in the east. Two settlements are located along its west coast behind an area of reserved land. The road system associated with these settlements is connected to the Southern Ports Highway in the east by a road called Boatswain Point Road. Land in the remainder of the locality is used for agricultural purposes.[1][11]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Boatswain Point had a population of 50 people.[2]

Boatswain Point is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the District Council of Robe.[6][5][1]

References

1. "Search results for 'Boatswain Point, 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 14 April 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boatswain Point". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Robe)" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 610, 28 January 1999, retrieved 14 April 2018
4. "Postcode for Boatswain Point, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
5. "Electoral District of MacKillop (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ROBE (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
8. "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF) (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. pp. 35–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
9. "AHS – AA609582" (PDF) (PDF). The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
10. Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - B" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
11. "Search results for 'Boatswain Point, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2018.