District Council of Streaky Bay
| District Council of Streaky Bay South Australia |
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Location of the District Council of Streaky Bay in blue
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| Population | 2,181 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.34997/km2 (0.90641/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6,232 km2 (2,406.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Sherron MacKenzie [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Streaky Bay | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre and Western[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
| File:Streakybaydclogo2.jpg | |||||||||||||||
| Website | District Council of Streaky Bay | ||||||||||||||
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The District Council of Streaky Bay is a local government area in South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula. The Council was established in 1887, at a time when there was a population 111 people.
Streaky Bay is the main population centre of about 1200 people serving an agricultural district based on farming wheat and other cereal crops, sheep, supplemented by fishing and tourism industries. The district covers an area of 6,251.1 square kilometres with an estimated district population of 2,181 people, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.[1]
Localities
As well as the district's focal town, Streaky Bay, the district covers a number of smaller towns including:
There are a number of other sparsely populated areas in the district, including Calca, Capietha, Chandada, Courela, Cungena, EBA Anchorage, Emerald Rise, Fishermans Paradise,Inkster, Karcultaby, Mount Cooper, Perlubie, Piednippie, Smooth Pool, Witera, Yanerby and Yantanabie.
Elected members
- Travis Barber
- Lauren Karp
- Penelope Morgan
- Wendy Quinsee
- Robert Stephens (Deputy Mayor)
- Neville Trezona
- Philip Wheaton
Council meetings occur each month.
See also
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External links
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