Balgowan, South Australia

Balgowan South Australia
Balgowan
Coordinates	34°20′S 137°29′E / 34.333°S 137.483°ECoordinates: 34°20′S 137°29′E / 34.333°S 137.483°E
Population	312 (shared with other localities in the "State Suburb of Balgowan") (2011 census)[1]
Established	1878[2]
Postcode(s)	5573[3]
Location	121 km (75 mi) NW of Adelaide city centre 20 km (12 mi) west of Maitland
LGA(s)	Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s)	Goyder[4]
Federal Division(s)	Grey[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 21.7 °C ^71 °F 11.3 °C ^52 °F 503.7 mm ^19.8 in
Localities around Balgowan: Spencer Gulf[6] Nalyappa,[6] Weetulta [6] Chinaman Wells Spencer Gulf[6] Balgowan Weetulta Maitland [6] Point Pearce[6] Point Pearce [6] South Kilkerran [6]
Footnotes	Distances[3] Coordinates[2] Climate[7]

Balgowan is a small coastal town on the west coast of South Australia's Yorke Peninsula. It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Maitland. Like other towns on popular with tourists on Yorke Peninsula, it has a large number of shacks, holiday houses, caravan facilities and a boat ramp. The population generally increases during peak holiday periods.

The government town of Balgowan was surveyed in September 1878 and was named after a town located in Perthshire, Scotland. Boundaries were created for the locality also known as Balgowan in May 1999 and which include the former government town and the Tiparra Shack Site.^[2][8]

Balgowan's only shop is a general store. The store closed in August 2011 and reopened late 2013.

Balgowan is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Goyder and the local government area of the Yorke Peninsula Council.^[2][5][4]

See also

• List of cities and towns in South Australia

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Balgowan". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
2. "Search results for "Balgowan (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0004341) with the following layers being selected - “Suburbs and Localities”, “Local Government Areas” and “Road Labels”". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
3. "Balgowan, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
4. "Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2014". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
5. "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
6. "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MAITLAND (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
8. "Search result for "Balgowan" (Record no SA0042682) with the following layer being selected - “Suburbs and Localities” and “Government Towns”". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 6 April 2016.