Coulta, South Australia

Coulta
South Australia
Coulta
Coordinates 34°23′10″S 135°28′05″E / 34.386°S 135.468°E / -34.386; 135.468Coordinates: 34°23′10″S 135°28′05″E / 34.386°S 135.468°E / -34.386; 135.468
Population 195 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Coulta”) (2016 census)[1] [lower-alpha 1]
Postcode(s) 5607
Location 60 km (37 mi) northwest of Port Lincoln
LGA(s) District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
Region Eyre Western[2]
County Flinders[2]
State electorate(s) Flinders
Federal Division(s) Grey
Localities around Coulta:
Mount Drummond Cummins
Great Australian Bight Coulta Edillilie
Farm Beach, Little Douglas, Mount Dutton Bay Wangary

Coulta is a settlement on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.[3] The township is adjacent to the Flinders Highway, and the bounded locality extends to the coast on the western side of the peninsula, facing the Great Australian Bight. Coulta was named in 1877, derived from a 'native name of a spring "Koolta"'.[4]

History

The traditional owners of the district were the Nauo Indigenous Australians.

References

Notes
  1. ↑ For the 2016 census, the ‘State Suburb of Coulta’ consisted of the localities of Coulta and Farm Beach.
Citations
  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coulta". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 "Search results for "Coulta LOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Counties'". Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Placename Details: Coulta". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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