Bathrooms Port Augusta

Port Augusta is the fifth most populous city in South Australia after Adelaide, Mt Gambier, the Whyalla and Murray Bridge city. It is basically a seaport and railway junction city located on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia and is situated at the head of the Spencer Gulf, 322 km north of the state capital.You can visit Bathroom warehouse in Port Augusta. From Bathroom fitting, paints, accessories, showers and other wares. Please contact us or visit our shop.

Attractions

Port Augusta has been able to establish and capitalise on the growing eco-tourism industry due to its proximity to the Flinders Ranges. The Pichi Richi Railway is a major drawcard, connecting Port Augusta to the town of Quorn through Pichi Richi Pass. Within Port Augusta is the City of Wadlata Outback Centre, giving tourists with an introduction to life in the Australian outback. The centre recorded over 500,000 visitors in year 2006. In north of the town, on the Stuart Highway, are the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden. The gardens have a cafe/restaurant with views across the saltbush plains to the escarpment of the Flinders Ranges. The PACC annula report reveals more than 100,000 people have visited the gardens in year 2006. South-west of town, on the El-Alamein army base, is the Baxter Immigration Detention Centre.

History and Demographcis

It is a natural harbour which was settled on 24 May 1852 by Alexander Elder and John Grainger. The port was named after Augusta Sophia, Lady Young, the wife of the Governor of South Australia, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young.

In Year 1878, the town became the southern terminus of a proposed North South transcontinental line, headed for Darwin 2,500 kilometers away. In year 1929 it was extended to its last terminus at Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

Port Augusta is part of the state electoral district which has been held since year 1997 by Graham Gunn. The seat is held by a margin of 1 percent. In the federal politics, the city is part of the Grey division, and has been represented by Liberal MP Rowan Ramsey since 2007.

The 2006 Census reveals the population of the Port Augusta area was 13,257 people, making it the second largest urban area after Whyalla along the Eyre Peninsula. 50.2 percent of the population were female wherein 85.2% are Australian born, over 88.6% of residents are Australian citizens and 17.3% were actually Aboriginal. The most popular industries for employment in the place were Technicians and Trades Workers 16percent, Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.8%) and Community and alsoPersonal Service Workers (15.4%) , while the unemployment rate is approx. 7%. The median weekly household income is AUD$789 or more per week, compared with $924 in Adelaide. 17.4% of the population identify themselves as Catholic, while a higher 26.2% identify with no religion at all.

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