Port Augusta West, South Australia

Port Augusta West is the only part of Port Augusta that is located on the western side of Spencer Gulf on the Eyre Peninsula.^[10] It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) west of the centre of Port Augusta and about 280 kilometres (170 miles) north of Adelaide city centre.^[2]

Port Augusta West consists of an urban area on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula, immediately west of the centre of Port Augusta. It is dissected by the Augusta Highway, which branches in the middle of the suburb, to become the Stuart Highway which heads north, and the Eyre Highway which heads west. The Whyalla-Port Augusta railway line passes to the north and west of the suburb’s urban area.^[10][11]

The suburb is mainly residential on the eastern side of the suburb. The area between the Eyre Highway and the Stuart Highway on the west side of the suburb’s built area is zoned for industrial use. The Port Augusta Airport is located to the south end of the suburb and is separated from the residential area by open space and a “vegetation buffer”.^[12]

The suburb includes the Port Augusta Golf Club and Port Augusta West Primary School.^[10][13][14] The suburb also contains the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, West Side Foreshore, Westside Lookout Tower, Rotary Park, Northey Crescent and Sid Welk Park.^{[15][16][17][18][19][20]}

The historic Port Augusta West Water Tower in Mitchell Terrace is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.^[21]

Port Augusta West is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Stuart, and the local government area of the City of Port Augusta.^[4][3][1] The suburb is also located within the South Australian Government region of the Far North.^[22]

Port Augusta West has a warm desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk).^[23]

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