Parsons Beach
Town in South Australia
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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.
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| Coordinates: 34.76°S 137.48°E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1982 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 19 (SAL 2021)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5575 | ||||||||||||
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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]
