Edillilie, South Australia

Edillilie is a small town on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is on the Tod Highway and Eyre Peninsula Railway north of Port Lincoln.

Edillilie South Australia
Edillilie
Coordinates	34.411°S 135.706°E
Established	1908[1]
Postcode(s)	5630
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)[2]
Location	48 km (30 mi) north of Port Lincoln 17 km (11 mi) south of Cummins
LGA(s)	District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
Region	Eyre Western[3]
County	Flinders[3]
State electorate(s)	Flinders[4]
Federal Division(s)	Grey[5]
Localities around Edillilie: Cummins Yallunda Flat Coulta Edillilie Koppio Wangary Wanilla

The town was named after Edillilie Creek.[1] The railway station was originally named Mortlock Siding.[6] It still has bulk grain silos,[7] however passenger service ended many years ago. The grain silos are serviced by Viterra.[8]

Edillilie is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula.[1][5][4]

See also

• List of cities and towns in South Australia

References

1. "Placename Details: Edillilie". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0021952. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
2. "Placename Details: Edillilie Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 8 August 2005. SA0021957. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
3. "Search results for "EdillilieLOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Counties'". Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
4. "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
5. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
6. "Placename Details: Mortlock Siding". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 August 2005. SA0046537. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
7. Viterra Storage & Handling Network (PDF) (Map). Viterra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
8. "Viterra 2014-15 Harvest Information - South Australia". p. 20. Retrieved 11 September 2015.