A Town Like Victor harbour

Situated 80km south of Adelaide, Victor Harbour overlooks Encounter Bay, named after the encounter of French seafarer Baudin and Matthew Flinders, in 1802. Just above Rosetta Harbor is The Bluff with a memorial of the encounter. From 1837 a whaling station was set up on Rosetta Harbor, with another following shortly on Granite Island.

There are numerous historic buildings around Victor Harbour that you should visit, including the Fountain Inn, St. Augustine’s Church of England and the old Telegraph Station. Some 8,260 of Victor Harbour’s 10,563 people were born in Australia, with 1,830 overseas.

The most common occupation in Victor Harbor is Tradespersons and Related occupations, followed by Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service, Associate Professionals and Professionals.

Other important employers include Health and Community Services, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and Construction.

In Victor Harbor in 2001, 74% of primary students and 86% of secondary students attended public schools. These proportions were higher than South Australia's (71% and 65% respectively but overall were down since 1996 (79% and 92%).

The most common fields in which Victor Harbor residents had tertiary or other non-school qualifications at July 2001 were Engineering and Related Technologies, followed by Health, Management and Commerce and Education.

Helpful links:
http://www.tourismvictorharbor.com.au/
http://www.victor.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Harbor,_South_Australia