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| image = Arid Gardens.jpg
| caption = Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
| caption = Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
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| coordinates = {{coord|32.4842|S|137.7589|E|display=inline,title}}
| pop_footnotes=<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web|title=2011 Census QuickStats - Port Augusta West Code SSC40584 (SSC)|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC40584?opendocument&navpos=220|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref>
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| est = 1865<ref name=propertybrowser>{{cite web|title=Search result for "Port Augusta West (SUB)" (Record no SA0040491) |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/#|publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]], [[Government of South Australia]] |accessdate=31 October 2015}}</ref>

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| established = 1865
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| postcode = 5700<ref name=postcode>{{cite web|title= Port Augusta West Postcode |url= http://sa-port-augusta-west.postcode-finders.com.au/ |publisher=Australian Postcode Search|accessdate=31 October 2015}}</ref>
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| location1 = [[Adelaide city centre]]
| location1 = [[Adelaide city centre|Adelaide]]<ref name=postcode/>
| dist2 = 2
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| location2= [[Port Augusta]]

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| region = [[Far North (South Australia)|Far North]]
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| fedgov = [[Division of Grey|Grey]]<ref name=AEC>{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011|url= http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-grey.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|accessdate=20 August 2015}}</ref>
| fedgov = [[Division of Grey|Grey]]<ref name=AEC>{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011|url= http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-grey.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|accessdate=20 August 2015}}</ref>

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| near-ne = [[Emeroo, South Australia | Emeroo]]<ref name="map2012"/>

| near-e = [[Wami Kata, South Australia | Wami Kata]]<br/>''[[Spencer Gulf]]''<ref name=WamiKata>{{cite web|title= Proposal to create the rural locality of Davenport |url= http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/99575/Davenport-Map.pdf |publisher= Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure |date=5 July 2014|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref>
| near-se = [[Commissariat Point, South Australia|Commissariat Point]]
| near-n = [[Carriewerloo, South Australia|Carriewerloo]]
| near-s = [[Cultana, South Australia|Cultana]]
| near-ne = [[Emeroo, South Australia|Emeroo]]
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| near-sw = Lincoln Gap<br/>Cultana<ref name="map2012"/>
| near-se = ''[[Spencer Gulf]]''
| near-w = [[Lincoln Gap, South Australia | Lincoln Gap]]<ref name="map2012"/>
| near-s = [[Cultana, South Australia|Cultana]]<br/>[[Commissariat Point, South Australia|Commissariat Point]]
| near-nw = Carriewerloo<ref name="map2012"/>
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| near-w = [[Lincoln Gap, South Australia|Lincoln Gap]]
|footnotes=Coordinates<ref name=propertybrowser/><br/>Climatic data<ref name=climate>{{cite web|title=Summary (climate) statistics PORT AUGUSTA AERO |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_018201.shtml|publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]] , [[Bureau of Meteorology]]|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref><br/>Location<ref name=postcode/>
| near-nw = [[Carriewerloo, South Australia|Carriewerloo]]

|footnotes= Adjoining localities<ref name="map2012">{{cite map |url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/7018/Rack_Plan_951_Map.pdf |title=Proposed Locality Boundaries for Pastoral Areas |id=Rack Plan 951 |publisher=Department for Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia |date=31 October 2012 |accessdate=5 September 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923004500/http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/7018/Rack_Plan_951_Map.pdf |archivedate=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''Port Augusta West''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Port Augusta, South Australia|Port Augusta]], [[South Australia]].
'''Port Augusta West''' is a [[List of cities and towns in South Australia|settlement]] in the extreme northeast corner of [[Eyre Peninsula]] in [[South Australia]], on the western side of the head of [[Spencer Gulf]].<ref name="APPENDIX STATE SUBURBS 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/Latestproducts/2905.0Appendix82006?opendocument&tabname=Notes&prodno=2905.0&issue=2006&num=&view=|title=2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006 |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=8 December 2009<!--copied from the corporate town article-->}}</ref> It is now a suburb of [[Port Augusta, South Australia|Port Augusta]], however it has a separate early colonial history. The [[Corporate Town of Port Augusta West]] was gazetted on 6 October 1887,<ref name="marsden">{{cite web | url=https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/LGA-89938_-_2011_18_-_FINAL_History_of_SA_Councils.pdf | title=A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 | publisher=Local Government Association of South Australia | date=2012 | accessdate=30 October 2015 | author=Marsden, Susan | pages=11}}</ref> and only merged into the [[City of Port Augusta|Corporate Town of Port Augusta]] on 28 April 1932. The bridge across the head of Spencer Gulf connecting Port Augusta West to Port Augusta was built in 1926, replacing a punt.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55037671 |title=GATEWAY TO THE WEST. |newspaper=[[South_Australian_Register|The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929)]] |location=Adelaide, SA |date=7 July 1927 |accessdate=25 January 2016 |page=13 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

However, it has a separate early colonial history to Port Augusta, because it is on the [[Eyre Peninsula]], while the rest of Port Augusta is on the east side of [[Spencer Gulf]]. It was not until 1926 that a bridge was built across the head of the [[Spencer Gulf]] to connect them, replacing a punt.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55037671|title=GATEWAY TO THE WEST.|date=7 July 1927|publisher=National Library of Australia|location=Adelaide, SA|page=13|newspaper=[[South Australian Register|The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929)]]|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref>

The [[Corporate Town of Port Augusta West]] was gazetted on 6 October 1887,<ref name="marsden">{{cite web | url=https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/468511/LGA-89938_-_2011_18_-_FINAL_History_of_SA_Councils.pdf | title=A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 | publisher=Local Government Association of South Australia | date=2012 | author=Marsden, Susan | pages=11 }}</ref> and only merged into the [[City of Port Augusta|Corporate Town of Port Augusta]] on 28 April 1932.<ref name=":0" />

Port Augusta West contains the junction of the [[Eyre Highway]] (to [[Eyre Peninsula]] and [[Western Australia]]), [[Stuart Highway]] (to the [[Far North (South Australia)|Far North]] and [[Northern Territory]]), and [[Augusta Highway]] (to [[Adelaide]]).


Port Augusta West contains the junction of the [[Eyre Highway]] (to [[Eyre Peninsula]] and [[Western Australia]]), [[Stuart Highway]] (to the [[Far North]] and [[Northern Territory]]), and [[Augusta Highway]] (to [[Adelaide]]).
==Location, description and land use==
==Location, description and land use==
[[File:Highway sign, Port Augusta West, 2017 (01).jpg|thumb|left|Signs at the junction of the three highways|alt=Signs at the junction of the three highways]]
Port Augusta West is a suburb of the city of [[Port Augusta]] which is the only part of the city to be located on the western side of [[Spencer Gulf]] on the [[Eyre Peninsula]].<ref name= Structure-Plan>{{cite web|title= Port Augusta Structure Plan: A section of the Far North Region Plan |url= http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/10087/Port_Augusta_Structure_Plan_Jul10.pdf |publisher= Department of Planning and Local Government|page=8 |date=2010|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref> It is about {{convert|2|km|abbr=0}} west of the centre of Port Augusta]] and about {{convert|280|km|abbr=0}} north of [[Adelaide city centre]] <ref name=postcode/>
Port Augusta West is the only part of Port Augusta that is located on the western side of [[Spencer Gulf]] on the [[Eyre Peninsula]].<ref name= Structure-Plan>{{cite web|title= Port Augusta Structure Plan: A section of the Far North Region Plan |url= http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/10087/Port_Augusta_Structure_Plan_Jul10.pdf |publisher= Department of Planning and Local Government|page=8 |date=2010|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref> It is about {{convert|2|km|abbr=off}} west of the centre of Port Augusta and about {{convert|280|km|abbr=off}} north of [[Adelaide city centre]].<ref name=postcode/>


Port Augusta West consists of an [[urban area]] on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula immediate west of the suburb of Port Augusta. It is dissected by the following major highways - the [[Augusta Highway]] which branches in the middle of the suburb to become the [[Stuart Highway]] which heads north and the [[Eyre Highway]] which heads south. The [[Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line]] passes to the north and west of the suburb’s urban area.<ref name= Structure-Plan/><ref name=PA-roads>{{cite web|title=Port Augusta City Council Rural Roads|url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/11294/Port-Augusta-Rack-Plan.pdf|publisher=The Government of South Australia|accessdate=25 November 2015|date=November 2014}}</ref>
Port Augusta West consists of an [[urban area]] on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula, immediately west of the centre of Port Augusta. It is dissected by the [[Augusta Highway]], which branches in the middle of the suburb, to become the [[Stuart Highway]] which heads north, and the [[Eyre Highway]] which heads west. The [[Whyalla railway line|Whyalla-Port Augusta railway line]] passes to the north and west of the suburb’s urban area.<ref name= Structure-Plan/><ref name=PA-roads>{{cite web|title=Port Augusta City Council Rural Roads|url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/11294/Port-Augusta-Rack-Plan.pdf|publisher=The Government of South Australia|accessdate=25 November 2015|date=November 2014}}</ref>


The majority land use is [[residential area|residential]] which accounts for most of the built development on the eastern side of the suburb. The area between the Eyre Highway and the Stuart highway on the west side of the suburb’s built area is zoned for industrial use. The [[Port Augusta Airport]] is located to the south end of the suburb and is separated from the residential area by open space and a “vegetation buffer”.<ref name=PA>{{cite web|title=Development Plan - Port Augusta (City) Consolidated – 15 November 2012 |url=http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/250002/Port_Augusta_Council_Development_Plan.pdf |publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]] |accessdate=25 January 2016|pages=144, 145 & 147}}</ref>
The suburb is mainly [[residential area|residential]] on the eastern side of the suburb. The area between the Eyre Highway and the Stuart Highway on the west side of the suburb’s built area is zoned for industrial use. The [[Port Augusta Airport]] is located to the south end of the suburb and is separated from the residential area by open space and a “vegetation buffer”.<ref name=PA>{{cite web|title=Development Plan - Port Augusta (City) Consolidated – 15 November 2012 |url=http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/250002/Port_Augusta_Council_Development_Plan.pdf |publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]] |accessdate=25 January 2016|pages=144, 145 & 147}}</ref>


The suburb also includes the following facilities - the Port Augusta Golf Club and the Port Augusta West Primary School<ref name= Structure-Plan/><ref name=PAWPS>{{cite web|title=Port Augusta West Primary School|url=http://www.pawps.sa.edu.au/contact.htm|publisher=Department for Education and Child Development trading as South Australian Government Schools|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=PAGC>{{cite web|title=Port Augusta Golf Club|url=http://www.pagc.org.au/|publisher=Port Augusta Golf Club|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref>
The suburb includes the Port Augusta Golf Club and Port Augusta West Primary School.<ref name= Structure-Plan/><ref name=PAWPS>{{cite web|title=Port Augusta West Primary School|url=http://www.pawps.sa.edu.au/contact.htm|publisher=Department for Education and Child Development trading as South Australian Government Schools|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=PAGC>{{cite web|title=Port Augusta Golf Club|url=http://www.pagc.org.au/|publisher=Port Augusta Golf Club|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> The suburb also contains the [[Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden]], West Side Foreshore, Westside Lookout Tower, Rotary Park, Northey Crescent and Sid Welk Park.<ref name=AALBG>{{cite web|title=Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=223762|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=WSF>{{cite web|title=West Side Foreshore|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=34105|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=WLT>{{cite web|title=Westside Lookout Tower|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=34102|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=RP>{{cite web|title=Rotary Park|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=34101|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=NC>{{cite web|title=Northey Crescent|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=34103|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=SidWelk>{{cite web|title=Sid Welk Park|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=34104|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref>

The suburb also includes the following public parks and gardens - the [[Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden]], the West Side Foreshore, the Westside Lookout Tower, the Rotary Park, the Northey Crescent and the Sid Welk Park.<ref name=AALBG>{{cite web|title=Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=223762|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> <ref name=WSF>{{cite web|title=West Side Foreshore|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=34105|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=WLT>{{cite web|title=Westside Lookout Tower|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=34102|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=RP>{{cite web|title=Rotary Park|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=34101|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=NC>{{cite web|title=Northey Crescent|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=34103|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=SidWelk>{{cite web|title=Sid Welk Park|url=http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=971&c=34104|publisher=City of Port Augusta|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref>
The historic [[Port Augusta West Water Tower]] in Mitchell Terrace is listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16270 | title=Port Augusta West Water Tower | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=12 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215212812/http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16270 | archive-date=15 February 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Governance==
==Governance==
Port Augusta West is located within the federal [[division of Grey]], the state [[electoral district of Stuart]], and the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of [[City of Port Augusta]].<ref name=AEC/><ref name= Stuart /><ref name=propertybrowser/> The suburb is also located within the South Australian Government region of the [[Far North (South Australia)|Far North]].<ref name=FN>{{cite web|title=Far North SA government region|url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/6905/Far_North_SA_Government_region.pdf|publisher=The Government of South Australia|accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>
Port Augusta West is located within the federal [[division of Grey]], the state [[electoral district of Stuart]], and the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of the [[City of Port Augusta]].<ref name=AEC/><ref name= Stuart /><ref name=propertybrowser/> The suburb is also located within the [[Government of South Australia|South Australian Government]] region of the [[Far North (South Australia)|Far North]].<ref name=FN>{{cite web|title=Far North SA government region|url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/6905/Far_North_SA_Government_region.pdf|publisher=The Government of South Australia|accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>

==Climate==
==Climate==
Port Augusta West has a [[desert climate|warm desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BWk'').<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author=Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. | year=2007 | title= Updated world map of the Köppen&ndash;Geiger climate classification | journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume=11 | pages=1636+1642 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 | url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html | issn = 1027-5606}} ''(direct: [http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf Final Revised Paper])''</ref>
Port Augusta West has a [[desert climate|warm desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BWk'').<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author=Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. | year=2007 | title= Updated world map of the Köppen&ndash;Geiger climate classification | journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume=11 | issue=5 | pages=1636+1642 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 | bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html | issn = 1027-5606| doi-access=free }} ''(direct: [http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf Final Revised Paper])''</ref>
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Revision as of 02:26, 26 March 2024

Port Augusta West
Port AugustaSouth Australia
Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
Port Augusta West is located in South Australia
Port Augusta West
Port Augusta West
Map
Coordinates32°29′03″S 137°45′32″E / 32.4842°S 137.7589°E / -32.4842; 137.7589[1]
Population4,046 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established1865[1]
Postcode(s)5700[3]
Elevation14 m (46 ft)[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Standort
LGA(s)City of Port Augusta
RegionFar North
State electorate(s)Stuart[5]
Federal division(s)Grey[6]
Mean max temp[4] Mean min temp[4] Annual rainfall[4]
26.3 °C
79 °F
12.1 °C
54 °F
221.5 mm
8.7 in
Suburbs around Port Augusta West:
Carriewerloo Carriewerloo Emeroo
Lincoln Gap Port Augusta West Wami Kata
Spencer Gulf
Lincoln Gap
Cultana
Cultana
Commissariat Point
Spencer Gulf
FootnotesAdjoining localities[7]

Port Augusta West is a suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia.

However, it has a separate early colonial history to Port Augusta, because it is on the Eyre Peninsula, while the rest of Port Augusta is on the east side of Spencer Gulf. It was not until 1926 that a bridge was built across the head of the Spencer Gulf to connect them, replacing a punt.[8]

The Corporate Town of Port Augusta West was gazetted on 6 October 1887,[9] and only merged into the Corporate Town of Port Augusta on 28 April 1932.[8]

Port Augusta West contains the junction of the Eyre Highway (to Eyre Peninsula and Western Australia), Stuart Highway (to the Far North and Northern Territory), and Augusta Highway (to Adelaide).

Location, description and land use

Signs at the junction of the three highways
Signs at the junction of the three highways

Port Augusta West is the only part of Port Augusta that is located on the western side of Spencer Gulf on the Eyre Peninsula.[10] It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) west of the centre of Port Augusta and about 280 kilometres (170 miles) north of Adelaide city centre.[3]

Port Augusta West consists of an urban area on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula, immediately west of the centre of Port Augusta. It is dissected by the Augusta Highway, which branches in the middle of the suburb, to become the Stuart Highway which heads north, and the Eyre Highway which heads west. The Whyalla-Port Augusta railway line passes to the north and west of the suburb’s urban area.[10][11]

The suburb is mainly residential on the eastern side of the suburb. The area between the Eyre Highway and the Stuart Highway on the west side of the suburb’s built area is zoned for industrial use. The Port Augusta Airport is located to the south end of the suburb and is separated from the residential area by open space and a “vegetation buffer”.[12]

The suburb includes the Port Augusta Golf Club and Port Augusta West Primary School.[10][13][14] The suburb also contains the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, West Side Foreshore, Westside Lookout Tower, Rotary Park, Northey Crescent and Sid Welk Park.[15][16][17][18][19][20]

The historic Port Augusta West Water Tower in Mitchell Terrace is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[21]

Governance

Port Augusta West is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart, and the local government area of the City of Port Augusta.[6][5][1] The suburb is also located within the South Australian Government region of the Far North.[22]

Climate

Port Augusta West has a warm desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk).[23]

Climate data for Port Augusta Airport, Port Augusta West
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 34.3
(93.7)
33.3
(91.9)
30.3
(86.5)
26.6
(79.9)
21.7
(71.1)
18
(64)
17.7
(63.9)
20.1
(68.2)
24.1
(75.4)
26.9
(80.4)
30.4
(86.7)
31.9
(89.4)
26.3
(79.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9)
18.9
(66.0)
16.4
(61.5)
12.9
(55.2)
8.8
(47.8)
6.2
(43.2)
4.7
(40.5)
5.3
(41.5)
8.5
(47.3)
11.5
(52.7)
15.6
(60.1)
17
(63)
12
(54)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.4
(0.49)
18.4
(0.72)
17
(0.7)
18.9
(0.74)
15.4
(0.61)
24.7
(0.97)
18.2
(0.72)
14.6
(0.57)
17.4
(0.69)
16.5
(0.65)
20.6
(0.81)
23.9
(0.94)
217.6
(8.57)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[4]

See also

References

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