Port Augusta West, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Port Augusta West Port Augusta, South Australia
Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
Port Augusta West Location in South Australia
Population	4,153 (2011 census)
Established	1865
Postcode(s)	5700
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	282 km (175 mi) N of Adelaide 2 km (1 mi) W of Port Augusta
LGA(s)	City of Port Augusta
Region	Far North
State electorate(s)	Stuart
Federal Division(s)	Grey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 26.3 °C 79 °F 12.1 °C 54 °F 221.5 mm 8.7 in
Suburbs around Port Augusta West: Carriewerloo Carriewerloo Emeroo Lincoln Gap Port Augusta West Wami Kata Spencer Gulf Lincoln Gap Cultana Cultana Commissariat Point Spencer Gulf
Footnotes	Adjoining localities

Port Augusta West is a suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia.

However, it has a separate early colonial history to Port Augusta, because it is on the Eyre Peninsula, while the rest of Port Augusta is on the east side of Spencer Gulf. It was not until 1926 that a bridge was built across the head of the Spencer Gulf to connect them, replacing a punt.

The Corporate Town of Port Augusta West was gazetted on 6 October 1887, and only merged into the Corporate Town of Port Augusta on 28 April 1932.

Port Augusta West contains the junction of the Eyre Highway (to Eyre Peninsula and Western Australia), Stuart Highway (to the Far North and Northern Territory), and Augusta Highway (to Adelaide).

Location, description and land use

Port Augusta West is a suburb of the city of Port Augusta which is the only part of the city to be located on the western side of Spencer Gulf on the Eyre Peninsula. It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)^* west of the centre of Port Augusta and about 280 kilometres (170 mi)^* north of Adelaide city centre.

Port Augusta West consists of an urban area on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula immediate west of the suburb of Port Augusta. It is dissected by the following major highways - the Augusta Highway which branches in the middle of the suburb to become the Stuart Highway which heads north and the Eyre Highway which heads south. The Whyalla-Port Augusta railway line passes to the north and west of the suburb’s urban area.

The majority land use is residential which accounts for most of the built development on the eastern side of the suburb. The area between the Eyre Highway and the Stuart highway on the west side of the suburb’s built area is zoned for industrial use. The Port Augusta Airport is located to the south end of the suburb and is separated from the residential area by open space and a “vegetation buffer”.

The suburb also includes the following facilities - the Port Augusta Golf Club and the Port Augusta West Primary School The suburb also includes the following public parks and gardens - the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, the West Side Foreshore, the Westside Lookout Tower, the Rotary Park, the Northey Crescent and the Sid Welk Park.

History

The historic Port Augusta West Water Tower in Mitchell Terrace is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

Climate

Port Augusta West has a warm desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk).

Images for kids

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  Signs at the junction of the three highways