Edillilie, South Australia

Edillilie
South Australia
Edillilie is located in South Australia
Edillilie
Edillilie
Coordinates34°24′40″S 135°42′22″E / 34.411°S 135.706°E / -34.411; 135.706
Population129 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1908[2]
Postcode(s)5630
Elevation72 m (236 ft)[3]
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
RegionEyre Western[4]
CountyFlinders[4]
State electorate(s)Flinders[5]
Federal division(s)Grey[6]
Localities around Edillilie:
Cummins Yallunda Flat
Coulta Edillilie Koppio
Wangary Wanilla

Edillilie is a small town on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is on the Tod Highway and Eyre Peninsula Railway north of Port Lincoln.

The town was named after Edillilie Creek.[2] The railway station was originally named Mortlock Siding.[7] It still has bulk grain silos,[8] however passenger service ended many years ago. The grain silos are serviced by Viterra.[9]

Edillilie is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the local government area of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula.[2][6][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Edillilie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Placename Details: Edillilie". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0021952. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Placename Details: Edillilie Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 8 August 2005. SA0021957. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Search results for "EdillilieLOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Counties'". Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Placename Details: Mortlock Siding". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 4 August 2005. SA0046537. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  8. ^ Viterra Storage & Handling Network (PDF) (Map). Viterra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Viterra 2014-15 Harvest Information - South Australia". p. 20. Retrieved 11 September 2015.


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