All states and territories in Australia and
many overseas countries have geographical naming legislation. In South
Australia it is the Geographical
Names Act 1991. The Act regulates the practice of naming
geographical places in South Australia. Under the Act, interested persons
can make submissions on proposed name changes. The Current
Naming Proposals can be viewed online by following the
link in this page.
Geographic places include areas,
regions, localities, cities, suburbs, towns, mountains and rivers, and
places or buildings that may be of historical interest. For more information
on naming
policy, refer to Geographical
Naming Guidelines.
State Gazetteer
The State Gazetteer is a database
of place names in South Australia. The general aim of the database is
to record any place name that is, or has been used, in South Australia.
Associated with each name is up to 38 fields of information relating
to
feature type, classification, location, derivation and cross-reference
to current, previous and alternative names.
The purpose of the State
Gazetteer
is to provide an accurate and definitive listing of place names for
mapping, emergency services and general enquiry purposes. An updated
list of South Australia's official suburbs and rural localities is available
from the link below (if the name is not here then it's not official and
shouldn't be used).
 Suburbs
and Rural Localities list (PDF 359 KB)
PlaceNames Online
PlaceNames Online provides a
simple search tool for obtaining useful information from the State Gazetteer.
Go
to PlaceNames Online...............
A download facility for State
Gazetteer data is available for registered users. Data downloaded
from this service is not to be used for commercial purposes.
Place Names, suburbs and rural localities can also be located
via a map on the Property
Location Browser. See user hint 'Place Names
and Localities'.
Contact Us
For more information about PlaceNames
Online, if you have any information to add to the State Gazetteer, suggestions
for improvements or if it is unavailable, please contact
Geographical Names Unit
Land Services Group
Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
PO Box 1354
ADELAIDE SA 5000
Or visit our office at:
Level 2, 101 Grenfell Street
ADELAIDE 5000
Phone: (61 8) 8204 8539
Fax: (61 8) 8204 8544
Email: lsgPlaceNames@sa.gov.au
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