Erskine, South Australia

Erskine is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of the municipal seat in Orroroo.[1][4]

Erskine South Australia
Erskine
Coordinates	32°40′24″S 138°50′20″E[1]
Population	0 (2016 census)[2]
Established	16 December 1999[3]
Postcode(s)	5422[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	250 km (155 mi) N of Adelaide 22 km (14 mi) NE of Orroroo
LGA(s)	District Council of Orroroo Carrieton[1]
Region	Yorke and Mid North[1]
County	Dalhousie[1]
State electorate(s)	Stuart[5]
Federal Division(s)	Grey[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 21.9 °C 71 °F 7.3 °C 45 °F 366.2 mm 14.4 in
Suburbs around Erskine: Yalpara Yalpara Minburra Plain Orroroo Erskine Cavenagh Dawson Minvalara Minvalara Dawson

Its boundaries were created on 16 December 1999 for the “long established name” and includes the site of the now-ceased Government Town of Dawlish.[3] Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Erskine which it shares with the locality of Orroroo and which was named after William West-Erskine, a former member of the South Australian Parliament.[1][8]

Land use within the locality is ’primary production’ and is concerned with “agricultural production and the grazing of stock on relatively large holdings.”[9] Some land in its south has been gazetted as a protected area known as the Black Rock Conservation Park.[1]

Erskine is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart and the local government area of the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton.[6][1][5]

See also

• Erskine (disambiguation)

References

1. "Search results for 'Erskine, 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 27 December 2017.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Erskine (SA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 3429, 16 December 1999, retrieved 27 December 2017
4. "Postcode for Erskine, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
5. "District of Stuart Background Profile (2014-2018 boundaries)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
6. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics YONGALA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
8. "Search results for 'Hundred of Erskine, Hd' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', "Hundreds' and 'Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
9. "Development Plan - Orroroo Carrieton Council, Consolidated – 22 November 2012" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 105 and 127. Retrieved 27 December 2017.