Parsons Beach, South Australia

This article is about the locality on Yorke Peninsula near Minlaton. For Parsons Beach on Fleurieu Peninsula near Victor Harbor, see Waitpinga, South Australia.

Parsons Beach is a locality on the western side of Yorke Peninsula and eastern side of Spencer Gulf in South Australia. There is a small town at the north end of the locality, set behind the sandhills from the beach.

Parsons Beach South Australia
Parsons Beach
Coordinates	34.76°S 137.48°E / -34.76; 137.48[1]
Population	19 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established	1982
Postcode(s)	5575
Location	12 km (7 mi) west of Minlaton
State electorate(s)	Narungga[3]
Federal division(s)	Grey
Localities around Parsons Beach: Spencer Gulf Bluff Beach Koolywurtie Spencer Gulf Parsons Beach Minlaton Spencer Gulf Minlaton Minlaton
Footnotes	Adjoining localities[1]

Before 5 September 2017, the village of Parsons Beach was formally the northwestern corner of the locality of Minlaton.^[4] On that date, the Government of South Australia declared that Parsons Beach was a separate locality.^[5] The name "Parsons Beach" for the subdivision of the village was approved on 27 August 1982 by the Geographical Names Board.^[1]

References

1. "Placename Details: Parsons Beach (SUBD)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0053716. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Parsons Beach (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
4. "Welcome to the new locality of Parsons Beach". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
5. "Alteration of Geographical Boundaries". SA Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.