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Local government area in South Australia
Roxby Council
South Australia
Location of the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs in blue
Coordinates30°30′28″S 136°54′57″E / 30.5079°S 136.9157°E / -30.5079; 136.9157
Population3,884 (2016 census)
 • Density39.0/km (101/sq mi)
Established15 May 1986
Area110 km (42.5 sq mi)
MayorGeoff Whitbread (Administrator)
Council seatRoxby Downs
RegionFar North
State electorate(s)Giles
Federal division(s)Grey
WebsiteRoxby Council
LGAs around Roxby Council:
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The Roxby Council, formerly Roxby Downs Council and before that the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs, is the local government area covering the town of Roxby Downs and the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. It has an area of 110 km². At the 2016 census, it had a population of 3884. The municipality was constituted on 15 May 1986. It is a unique local government area in South Australia, in that it does not have an elected council but is served by an Administrator who performs all the functions of a Council.

It covers most of the locality of Roxby Downs, except a portion to the east of the town, while also including a section of the adjacent locality of Olympic Dam.

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Roxby Downs". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 September 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Blevins, F.T. (15 May 1986). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1934, ROXBY DOWNS (INDENTURE RATIFICATION) ACT, 1982—OLYMPIC DAM AND STUART SHELF INDENTURE—CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPAL COUNCIL" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1254. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. "Far North SA Government Region" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. "About Roxby Council". Roxby Council. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

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