Point Pass, South Australia
| Point Pass South Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°4′32″S 139°3′2″E / 34.07556°S 139.05056°ECoordinates: 34°4′32″S 139°3′2″E / 34.07556°S 139.05056°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 322 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5380 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||
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Point Pass is a small town in the Mid North of South Australia, 120 kilometres North of Adelaide which is the capital city of South Australia. The town is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Eudunda, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the 2006 census, Robertstown and the surrounding area had a population of 322.[1]
Point Pass is no longer the thriving town that it used to be, it still has an active hotel and Lutheran church.[2]
Point Pass is on the Worlds End Highway, and was previously a stop on the Robertstown-Eudunda railway line[3] which opened in 1914.[4]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Point Pass (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ "Point Pass". Eudunda.net. Web South. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Railway Station, Point Pass". State Library of South Australia. c. 1930. B 46714. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "ROBERTSTOWN RAILWAY.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 10 December 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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