Lake Gilles, South Australia

Lake Gilles is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 278 kilometres (173 miles) north west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 35 kilometres (22 miles) to the north-east of the town of Kimba.[1]

Lake Gilles South Australia
Lake Gilles (water body)
Lake Gilles
Coordinates	32°57′44″S 136°44′03″E[1]
Population	0 (2016 census)[2]
• Density	0.0000/km^2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Established	26 April 2013[1]
Postcode(s)	5611[1]
Area	655.27 km^2 (253.0 sq mi)[3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	278 km (173 mi) north-west of Adelaide 35 km (22 mi) north-east of Kimba
LGA(s)	Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1][4] District Council of Kimba[1]
Region	Far North[1]
County	Buxton[1] Hore-Ruthven[1]
State electorate(s)	Giles[5]
Federal Division(s)	Grey[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 23.7 °C 75 °F 10.3 °C 51 °F 344.8 mm 13.6 in
Suburbs around Lake Gilles: Uno Uno Corunna Station Corunna Station Uno Moseley Lake Gilles Corunna Station Gilles Downs Cooyerdoo Kelly Barna Cooyerdoo
Footnotes	Location[1] Adjoining localities[1]

Lake Gilles consists of the water body known as Lake Gilles and a parcel of land to the lake's immediate south all of which is within the boundaries of the protected area, the Lake Gilles Conservation Park. Accordingly, the sole land use within the locality is conservation. The section of the Eyre Highway between Kimba in the west and Iron Knob in the east passes through the locality.[8]

The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name.” Its name is derived from the lake of the same name which is located within the boundaries of the locality.[1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Lake Gilles had no people living within its boundaries.[2]

Lake Gilles is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Giles, the District Council of Kimba, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia and the state’s Far North region.[1][4][5][6][9]

References

1. "Search results for 'Lake Gilles, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'Postcodes', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Gilles (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
3. "Protected Areas Information System – reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
4. "Development Plan, Land Not Within a Council Area Eyre, Far North, Riverland and Whyalla – 18 October 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2012. pp. 11, 13, 162 & 163. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
5. "District of Giles Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
6. "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Kimba (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
8. "Eastern Eyre Peninsula Parks Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 2014. pp. 3 & 4. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
9. "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.