Population 14,114 (2015 est) Mayor Paul Thomas State electorate(s) Goyder Founded 1997 Federal division Division of Grey | Established 1997 Region Yorke and Mid North Area 773 km² Council seat Kadina | |
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Website District Council of the Copper Coast Points of interest Moonta Mines State Heri, Wallaroo Heritage and Nauti, Moonta Mines Museum, The Farm Shed Museum, Wallaroo Jetty Beach | ||
The District Council of the Copper Coast is a local government area in the Australian state of South Australia located at the northern end of the Yorke Peninsula. It was established in 1997 and its seat is in Kadina.
Contents
- Map of DC of the Copper Coast SA Australia
- Description
- History
- Geography
- Councillors
- Mayors of the District Council of the Copper Coast
- References
Map of DC of the Copper Coast, SA, Australia
Description
The District Council of the Copper Coast is located at the northern end of Yorke Peninsula adjoining the coastline with Spencer Gulf between the settlement in Tickera in the north and the northern boundary of Nalyappa in the south.
The local government area covers an area of about 773 square kilometres (298 sq mi) of which 97.5% is used for agricultural purposes and with the remaining 2.5% (i.e. 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi)) being associated with three urban areas centred on the former government towns of Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo. A fourth settlement, Paskeville, is located on the Copper Coast Highway in the east of the local government area.
The local government area’s population counted at the 2011 Census was 12,949.
The council seat is located at Kadina where its head office is located, while it maintains sub-offices at Moonta and Wallaroo.
History
The council was formed in May 1997 through the amalgamation of the former District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula and the Corporation of the Town of Wallaroo.
Geography
The council includes the towns and localities of Boors Plain, Cross Roads, Cunliffe, East Moonta, Hamley, Jericho, Jerusalem, Kadina, Kooroona, Matta Flat, Moonta, Moonta Bay, Moonta Mines, New Town, North Beach, North Moonta, North Yelta, Paramatta, Port Hughes, Thrington, Wallaroo, Wallaroo Mines, Wallaroo Plain, Warburto, Willamulka and Yelta, and parts of Paskeville and Tickera.
Councillors
The District Council of the Copper Coast has a directly elected mayor.