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Coulta is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 293 kilometres (182 mi) west of the state capital of  Adelaide and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north-west of the municipal seat in Port Lincoln.[5][1]

Coulta
South Australia
Coulta
Coordinates34°23′12″S 135°28′01″E[1]
Population195 (shared with other localities) (2016 census)[2][lower-alpha 1]
Established18 October 1877 (town)
15 October 2009 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5607[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 293 km (182 mi) W of Adelaide[5]
  • 60 km (37 mi) NW of Port Lincoln
LGA(s)District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula[1]
RegionEyre Western[1]
CountyFlinders[1]
State electorate(s)Flinders[6]
Federal division(s)Grey[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
23.1 °C
74 °F		 9.9 °C
50 °F		 427.3 mm
16.8 in
Localities around Coulta:
Great Australian Bight Mount Drummond
Cummins		 Cummins
Great Australian Bight
Farm Beach		 Coulta Cummins
Edillilie
Wangary
Farm Beach, Little Douglas
Mount Dutton Bay
Wangary		 Wangary
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

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"'.[1]

Coulta is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula.[7][1][6]


History


The traditional owners of the district were the Nauo Indigenous Australians.[citation needed]


References


Notes
  1. For the 2016 census, the ‘State Suburb of Coulta’ consisted of the localities of Coulta and Farm Beach.
Citations
  1. "Search results for "Coulta LOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coulta". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. Warner, J.H.B. (17 October 1877). "Untitled proclamation re the "Township of Coulta"" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1028. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 15 October 2009. p. 4847. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. "Postcode for Coulta, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  7. "Federal electoral division of Grey". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  8. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CUMMINS AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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