Port Paterson is a suburb of Far North, South
Australia and is about 274 kms north-northwest of
SA's capital city of Adelaide.
Port Paterson is a locality in the Australian state of
South Australia located on the east coast of
Spencer Gulf at the gulf's northern end about 9
kilometres south of the centre of Port Augusta.
The majority land use within the locality of Port
Paterson was industry which was associated with
the former power stations. Other uses include
primary industry, residential and conservation
which concerns the strip of land immediately
adjoining the coastline except for that used for the
former power stations.