Point Pass, South Australia

Point Pass
South Australia
Point Pass
Coordinates 34°4′32″S 139°3′2″E / 34.07556°S 139.05056°E / -34.07556; 139.05056Coordinates: 34°4′32″S 139°3′2″E / 34.07556°S 139.05056°E / -34.07556; 139.05056
Population 322 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 5380
Location
LGA(s) Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s) Stuart
Federal Division(s) Grey
Localities around Point Pass:
Robertstown
Ngapala Point Pass Australia Plains
Julia Eudunda

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]

The area was originally the territory of the Ngadjuri people.[2]

Point Pass is no longer the thriving town that it used to be, it still has an active hotel and Lutheran church.[3]

Point Pass is on the Worlds End Highway, and was previously a stop on the Robertstown-Eudunda railway line[4] which opened in 1914.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Point Pass (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  2. ↑ Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. "The Area - Its Settlement and Development": District Council of Robertstown. 1986.
  3. ↑ "Point Pass". Eudunda.net. Web South. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Railway Station, Point Pass". State Library of South Australia. c. 1930. B 46714. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "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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