Gluepot, South Australia
Gluepot is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 180 kilometres (110 miles) north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 40 kilometres (25 miles) to the north of the town of Waikerie.[1]
| Gluepot South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Vegetation at Gluepot Reserve, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
  Gluepot | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°45′18″S 140°09′33″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3 (shared with other localities) (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2013[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5417[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft)[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Pastoral Unincorporated Area[3][6] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Murray and Mallee[7] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Young[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart[8] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[9] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name.” Its name is derived from the former pastoral lease of the same name.[3][11]
The land use within Gluepot is concerned with the use of the former pastoral lease as a private protected area known as the Gluepot Reserve which has fully occupied its extent as of 1997.[1][11]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Gluepot shared a population of three people with adjoining localities.[2]
Gluepot is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia and the state’s Murray and Mallee region.[6][8][9][7]
Weather station
Gluepot has been the site of an official weather station since 1999.[5]
| Climate data for Gluepot, South Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 34.1 (93.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 18.7 (0.74) |
22.5 (0.89) |
13.0 (0.51) |
19.5 (0.77) |
19.1 (0.75) |
23.8 (0.94) |
19.4 (0.76) |
19.3 (0.76) |
23.1 (0.91) |
20.7 (0.81) |
29.3 (1.15) |
34.9 (1.37) |
272.5 (10.73) |
| Average rainy days | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 41.4 |
| Source: [10] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Search results for "Gluepot, LOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetter' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Warnes (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- "Search result for " Gluepot (LOCB)" (Record no SA0067066)". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Search result for Gluepot, SA". Australia Post. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Gluepot, automatic weather station". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "Development Plan, Land Not Within a Council Area Eyre, Far North, Riverland and Whyalla – 18 October 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2012. pp. 20, 23 & 289. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Murray and Mallee SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- "District of Stuart Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "Summary (climate) statistics GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "( Gluepot Reserve) Introduction". BirdLife Australia Gluepot Reserve. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.