Campoona is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Eyre Peninsula about 253 kilometres (157 mi) north-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of the municipal seat in Cleve.[3][2] The area is part of the territory of the Parnkalla Aboriginal Australians.[7]
| Campoona South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Campoona | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°33′21″S 136°24′45″E / 33.55595°S 136.41258°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 47 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1998[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5640[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Cleve[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western[4] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Jervois[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Flinders[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Locations[3][2] Adjoining localities[2] | ||||||||||||||
Campoona's name was officially adopted and its boundaries were both created on 23 December 1998.[8] Its boundaries are identical to the boundaries of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Campoona with both forming a square with an area of 260 square kilometres (100 sq mi).[2][9]
The dominant industry is broadacre farming of grains and sheep. Archer Exploration Limited proposes to establish a graphite mine in the area in 2015.[10]
Campoona is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Cleve.[6][5][2]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Campoona (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Placename Details: Campoona with the following layers being selected – "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas", "Development Plan Layers", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Hundreds"". Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 7 April 2005. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Campoona, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Eyre Western SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ a b "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Campoona Graphite Project Community Newsletter No. 5 – June 2014" (PDF). Archer Exploration. June 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 2009. 23 December 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Search result for " Hundred of Campoona (HD)" (Record no SA0012026) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities", "Placename (Gazetteer)", "Counties" and "Hundreds"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Archer Exploration Limited (ASX:AXE) Campoona Draft Mining Lease Proposal Submitted". ABN Newswire. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
