siding Ceduna in 1915 that locals adopted the name. The Ceduna Jetty was built in 1902. The Tod Water pipeline was officially opened by Mr M McIntosh, Commissioner of Public Works, June 1928. Ceduna was the site of a major satellite telecommunications facility operated by the Overseas Telecommunications Commission. It was a major employer in the town until made redundant by technological change. It was built in 1969 and by 1984 almost half of Australia's International telecommunication traffic passed through Ceduna's Earth Station. The dish is now operated remotely and used as a radio astronomy observatory by the University of Tasmania. On 4 December 2002, Ceduna received international attention when the path of totality of a solar eclipse passed directly over the town. Though the day had at times been partly cloudy, and although mere kilometres away in Thevenard the view was still clouded over, the southwestern sky where the Sun and Moon were located was clear from Ceduna itself at the time of the total solar eclipse, late in the afternoon. In the 2007/2008 State Budget, Premier Mike Rann (who had opened the new Ceduna TAFE campus in the early 1990s) announced a commitment of $36 million for Stage 1 of the Ceduna Hospital Redevelopment. It was opened in 2011. In February 2010 Premier Mike Rann opened the world's largest mineral sands mine, Jacinth-Ambrosia Mine, operated by Iluka Resources. The $390 million mine is located 200 km north west of Ceduna. Population According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 3,505 people in Ceduna. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 16.4% of the population. 79.2% of people were born in Australia and 82.1% of people spoke only English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 33.7%. Description The town is the last major settlement before crossing the Nullarbor Plain from east to west. It is set on Murat Bay and the sandy coves, sheltered bays and offshore islands of the bay make it a popular base for a beach holiday. The foreshore at Ceduna is lined with Norfolk Island pine trees. There is a jetty for walking, fishing and small boats. Demographics In the the Ceduna urban area had a population of 2,289, and the Ceduna council area a population of 3,480. Ceduna has a number of Indigenous homelands situated within 20–30 minutes of the town. These are groupings of Indigenous