Thompson Beach South Australia |
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Coordinates | 34°29′11″S 138°17′02″E / 34.48639588°S 138.28388254°ECoordinates: 34°29′11″S 138°17′02″E / 34.48639588°S 138.28388254°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 334 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Thompson Beach”) (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5501 | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 56 km (35 mi) north of Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Adelaide Plains Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Wakefield | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Location Coordinates Climate Adjoining localities |
Thompson Beach is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coastline of Gulf St Vincent about 56 kilometres (35 miles) north of the Adelaide city centre. Thompson Beach started as a sub-division in 1980 with boundaries being created in June 1997. Land use with the locality is principally residential with built development being of a ‘low density’. Thompson Beach is located within the federal Division of Wakefield, the state electoral district of Goyder, and the local government area of the Adelaide Plains Council.