Pelican Point is a coastal town in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
that surrounds a headland on the continental coastline. It consists mostly of holiday shacks. The north side of the point faces Bungaloo Bay. The point was previously known as Pointe des Cordonniers.
The current boundaries were created on 31 October 1996 including both the Bungaloo Bay and Pelican Point shack areas.
Pelican Point is located within the federal
Division of Barker
The Division of Barker is an Australian electoral division in the south-east of South Australia. The division was established on 2 October 1903, when South Australia's original single multi-member division was split into seven single-member d ...
, the state
electoral district of Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the far south-east corner of the state containing the City of Mount Gambier and District Council of Grant local government areas. It is ...
and the local government area of the
District Council of Grant
The District Council of Grant is a local government area located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, and is the southernmost council in the state.
The council was formed on 1 July 1996 after the amalgamation of the District Counc ...
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See also
*Pelican Point (disambiguation) Pelican Point may refer to:
Australia South Australia
* Pelican Point, Adelaide, a headland
** Pelican Point Power Station, a power station
* Pelican Point, South Australia, a locality
Western Australia
* Pelican Point, Western Australia, a subu ...
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