Parham, South Australia

This article is about the settlement in South Australia. For other uses, see Parham.
Parham
South Australia
Parham
Coordinates 34°25′51″S 138°15′30″E / 34.43083602°S 138.25847106°E / -34.43083602; 138.25847106Coordinates: 34°25′51″S 138°15′30″E / 34.43083602°S 138.25847106°E / -34.43083602; 138.25847106
Population 199 (shared with Webb Beach) (2011 census)[1]
Established 1876[2]
Postcode(s) 5501[3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) District Council of Mallala[4]
State electorate(s) Goyder[5]
Federal Division(s) Wakefield[6]
Localities around Parham:
Windsor Windsor
Gulf St Vincent Parham Windsor/Dublin
Webb Beach Dublin

Parham (also known as Port Parham in some sources) is a settlement in South Australia located on the eastern coastline of Gulf St Vincent about 63 kilometres (39 mi) north-northwest of the Adelaide city centre. It is reported as being named after John Parham, an early settler who arrived in South Australia in 1839. At the 2011 census, Parham shared a population of 199 with the smaller settlement of Webb Beach which is located to its immediate south. Parham is located within the federal Division of Wakefield, the state electoral district of Goyder, and the local government area of the District Council of Mallala.[7][2][4][5][6][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Parham". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Search result for "PARHAM (GTWN)" (Record no SA0053442)". Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Parham, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Development Plan - Mallala Council" (PDF). Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. p. 258. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2012". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Wakefield" (PDF). ustralian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "2011 Census QuickStats (Parham)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Parham". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Collins, Neville C (2005), The jetties of South Australia : past and present, Neville Collins, p. 149, ISBN 978-0-9580482-2-4


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