Paskeville, South Australia
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Paskeville is a town on South Australia
's Yorke Peninsula
. It is located approximately 20 km east of Kadina
on the Adelaide
-to-Kadina road route. At the 2006 census
, Paskeville had a population of 473.
Paskeville biennially hosts the Yorke Peninsula Field Days
(YPFD), a three-day field day
with a major focus on agriculture, and the future, the event features extensive displays of the latest agricultural machinery and equipment, technology, information and services. The event also offers a variety of displays designed to be of interest to both rural and urban families. The event attracts an Australia wide attendance.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
's Yorke Peninsula
Yorke Peninsula
The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located north-west and west of Adelaide in South Australia, Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. It has geographic coordinates of...
. It is located approximately 20 km east of Kadina
Kadina, South Australia
Kadina is a town located on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, approximately 144 kilometres north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. The largest town of the Peninsula, Kadina is one of the three Copper Triangle towns famous for their shared copper mining history...
on the Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
-to-Kadina road route. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Paskeville had a population of 473.
Paskeville biennially hosts the Yorke Peninsula Field Days
Yorke Peninsula Field Days
The Yorke Peninsula Field Days are three-day, biennial field days, held on a permanent site outside Paskeville on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. The Field Days have a major focus on agriculture...
(YPFD), a three-day field day
Field day
Field days in Australia usually take place as part of an agricultural show, though field days focus on agricultural industry and equipment rather than livestock....
with a major focus on agriculture, and the future, the event features extensive displays of the latest agricultural machinery and equipment, technology, information and services. The event also offers a variety of displays designed to be of interest to both rural and urban families. The event attracts an Australia wide attendance.