Wye is a locality in the Australian state of
South Australia located on the state's south-east coast adjoining the border with the state of
Victoria and overlooking
Discovery Bay in the body of water known in Australia as the
Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the
Great Australian Bight. It is about south-east of the state capital of
Adelaide and south-east of the city centre of
Mount Gambier.
River Wye
The River Wye (; cy, Afon Gwy ) is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, fourth-longest river in the UK, stretching some from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn estuary. For much of its length the river forms part of Wal ...
in England and Wales to be laid out by government surveyors in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Caroline
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...
.[ The name is also reported as being originally used for a private sub-division within the Hundred of Caroline which purchased in 1895 by Charles John Edwards. However the original allotments were too small and the land was subjected to further sub-division by Edwards’ daughter, Elizabeth Hunt and by David Skene in 1927. Boundaries were created on 31 October 1996 for the "long established name" which is reported as being derived from the sub-division rather the above-mentioned river.][ The locality's boundaries include the former Green Point Shack Area. A request from postal authorities for the name to be altered due to its similarity to ]Rye
Rye (''Secale cereale'') is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (''Triticum'') and barley (genus ''Hordeum''). Rye grain is u ...
in the state of Victoria was not acted on by the relevant government agency.[
Wye consists of land located along the continental coastline extending from the Green Point Road in the west and the state border in the east. The Glenelg River Road passes from Mount Gambier to the north through the locality to the town centre of Nelson in Victoria to the east. The coastline overlooks Discovery Bay and the eastern part of a subsidiary bay known as Brown Bay located to the west of the headland of Green Point and on the west side of the locality.][
The majority land use within the locality is agriculture with a strip of land along the coastline being zoned for conservation purposes which includes the ]protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
known as the Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park
Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park, formerly the Piccaninnie Ponds National Park, is a protected area of located in southeastern South Australia near Mount Gambier.
Description
The Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park is located in the south ...
.2016 Australian census
The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an incre ...
which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Wye had a population of 92 people.[
Wye is located within the federal Division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.][
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Towns in South Australia
Limestone Coast