Point Boston
South Australia
Point Boston is located in South Australia
Point Boston
Point Boston
Coordinates34°37′S 135°55′E / 34.62°S 135.92°E / -34.62; 135.92
Population62 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5607 [2]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula
RegionEyre Western[3]
CountyFlinders[3]
State electorate(s)Flinders
Federal division(s)Grey
Localities around Point Boston:
North Shields Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf
North Shields Point Boston Spencer Gulf
Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf Spencer Gulf

Point Boston is a locality in the Eyre and Western Region of South Australia, situated within the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula. It was formally established on 15 October 2009, when it was separated from North Shields; it is named after the geographical feature, which was named by Matthew Flinders in 1802.[2]

The area is subject to a large master-planned residential development, which is overseen by the Point Boston Community Corporation.[4] When completed, it will consist of four grouped settlements held under community title, each with approximately 250 residential lots.[5] The first homeowners were given clearance to move in in December 2013, following prolonged delays associated with the initial developer having gone into receivership in 2010.[6] Point Boston had previously been rezoned for rural 'lifestyle' development in the 1990s, but this had seen little takeup.[7] A section of the locality had previously been used for sand mining; however, the mining lease has expired and the land is now being rehabilitated.[4]

A function centre, The Peninsula, is located on Sullivan Drive. It won the Master Builder Award in South Australia for 2009.[8] Sullivan Drive connects Lincoln Highway with the tip of Point Boston.[2]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Point Boston (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Search result(s) for Point Boston, 5607". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Search results for "Point Boston LOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Counties'". Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Point Boston - Community Corporation 25691 Inc". Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Vision". Point Boston Peninsula. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Finally living at Point Boston". Port Lincoln Times. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Point Boston Case Study". CSIRO Coastal Collaboration Cluster. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  8. ^ "The Peninsula". Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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