Port Paterson, South Australia

Port Paterson is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Spencer Gulf at the gulf's northern end about 237.4 kilometres (147.5 miles) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) south of the centre of Port Augusta.[6]

Port Paterson Port Augusta, South Australia
Port Paterson
Coordinates	32.55549°S 137.836553°E[1]
Population	56 (2011 census)[2] 73 (2016 census)[3]
Established	3 August 1993[4]
Gazetted	17 February 1994[1][5]
Postcode(s)	5700[6]
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)[7]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	273.8 km (170 mi) north of Adelaide 9 km (6 mi) south of Port Augusta
LGA(s)	City of Port Augusta[1]
Region	Far North[1]
County	Frome[1]
State electorate(s)	Stuart[8]
Federal Division(s)	Grey[9]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 24.7 °C 76 °F 13.6 °C 56 °F 257.0 mm 10.1 in
Suburbs around Port Paterson: Spencer Gulf Port Augusta Stirling North Spencer Gulf Port Paterson Stirling North Woolundunga Winninowie Winninowie Winninowie
Footnotes	Location[6] Adjoining localities[1]

Its boundaries were created in August 1993 over land that was “originally a private subdivision of section 540” in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Davenport. Its name is reported as being derived from “James Pat(t)erson” who is described as an “early pastoralist”.[1] Port Paterson is bounded by the coastline to the west and by the Augusta Highway to the east and includes the former power generation facilities that burned coal mined at Leigh Creek - Playford A, Playford B and Northern Power Station.[1]

As of 2015, the majority land use within the locality was industry which was associated with the former power stations. Other uses include primary sector industry (a large solar-powered greenhouse owned by Sundrop Farms), residential and conservation which concerns the strip of land immediately adjoining the coastline except for that used for the former power stations.[10][4]

Port Paterson is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart and the local government area of the City of Port Augusta.[9][8][1]

References

1. "Search results for 'Port Paterson, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Railway' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Port Paterson". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Port Paterson". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
4. "Search result for "Port Paterson (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0040645) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)", "Road Labels", "Development Plan Layers" and " Zone Categories"". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
5. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 17 February 1994. p. 482. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
6. "Port Paterson Postcode". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Port Augusta Power Station (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
8. "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
9. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
10. "Development Plan - Port Augusta (City) Consolidated – 15 November 2012" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 144, 145 and 185. Retrieved 25 January 2016.