Cygnet River, South Australia

Cygnet River
South Australia

Kingscote Airport and the adjoining land use as viewed from the north
Cygnet River
Coordinates 35°41′54″S 137°31′10″E / 35.69828°S 137.519580°E / -35.69828; 137.519580Coordinates: 35°41′54″S 137°31′10″E / 35.69828°S 137.519580°E / -35.69828; 137.519580
Population 257 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Menzies”) (2011 census)[1]
Established 2002[2]
Postcode(s) 5223[3]
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)[4]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) Kangaroo Island Council
State electorate(s) Finniss[5]
Federal Division(s) Mayo[6]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.0 °C
70 °F		 8.9 °C
48 °F		 444.0 mm
17.5 in
Suburbs around Cygnet River:
Menzies[7] Menzies
Wisanger
Kingscote[7]		 Brownlow KI[7]
Kohinor[7] Cygnet River Nepean Bay[7]
Kohinor[7] Kohinor
Birchmore
MacGillivray[7]		 Nepean Bay[7]
Footnotes Distances[3][7]
Coordinates[2]
Climate[4]

Cygnet River is a locality in South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 192 kilometres (119 mi) south-west of the Adelaide city centre and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) for the centre of Kingscote.[3] Its boundaries were created in 2002 in respect to “the long established name” which is reported to be derived from the stream located within its boundaries.[2] The major land use within the locality is primary production.[8] The locality also includes the Kingscote Airport and the Cygnet Estuary Conservation Park.[8][7] Cygnet River is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.[6][5][2]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Menzies". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search result for "Cygnet River (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0017630)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cygnet River, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics KINGSCOTE AERO". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "District of Finniss Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Search result for "Cygnet River (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0050434 ) with the following layer being selected - “Suburbs and Localities”". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 159, 260, 282 & 287. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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