Corny Point, South Australia

This article is about the town in South Australia. For the nearby headland, see Corny Point (South Australia).
Corny Point
South Australia

The General Store at Corny Point
Corny Point
Coordinates 34°55′27″S 137°4′58″E / 34.92417°S 137.08278°E / -34.92417; 137.08278Coordinates: 34°55′27″S 137°4′58″E / 34.92417°S 137.08278°E / -34.92417; 137.08278
Population 154 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1881[2]
Postcode(s) 5575[3]
LGA(s) Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s) Goyder
Federal Division(s) Wakefield
Localities around Corny Point:
Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf
Spencer Gulf Corny Point The Pines
White Hut White Hut Warooka
Footnotes Adjoining localities[4]

Corny Point is a settlement in the Australian state of South Australia located about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) to the east of the north-western tip of the Yorke Peninsula.[5][6] It was named after the nearby headland, Corny Point.[7] The first pastoral lease was taken up in 1846.. 1939≠ Lasca Hill arrived,[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Corny Point (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  2. ↑ "Post Office List - PPA". Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  3. ↑ "Australia Post: Postcode Search". Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  4. ↑ "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  6. ↑ Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 201, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
  7. ↑ "Search result for "Corny Point, LOCB" (Record Number SA0016220)". Department of Transport Planning and Infrastructure. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "South Australia - Corny Point". Retrieved 2009-12-15.
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