Emu Bay, South Australia

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Emu Bay
South Australia

View of Emu Bay and jetty from the picnic area.
Emu Bay
Coordinates 35°35′26″S 137°30′13″E / 35.59067069°S 137.50374797°E / -35.59067069; 137.50374797Coordinates: 35°35′26″S 137°30′13″E / 35.59067069°S 137.50374797°E / -35.59067069; 137.50374797
Population 2034 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Kingscote”) (2011 census)[1]
Established 1882[2]
Postcode(s) 5223 [3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) Kangaroo Island Council[2]
State electorate(s) Finniss[4]
Federal Division(s) Mayo[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
198.1 °C
389 °F		 11.6 °C
53 °F		 488.9 mm
19.2 in
Suburbs around Emu Bay:
Investigator Strait[2] Investigator Strait[2] Investigator Strait[2]
Wisanger[2] Emu Bay North Cape[2]
Wisanger[2] Wisanger[2] Bay of Shoals[2]
Footnotes Coordinates[2]
Locations[3]
Climate[6]

Emu Bay (known as Maxwell from 1882 to 1941)[2] is a locality in South Australia on the north coast of Kangaroo Island about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of the island's main town, Kingscote. It is a small town of 97 allotments[7] with an even mix of permanent and holiday homes. The town has no shops or mains water supply. Emu Bay is known as a popular swimming beach, and is one of few on Kangaroo Island where vehicles are permitted.

A small jetty dates to 1918. Originally 109 metres (358 ft) long, it allowed ketches such as Karatta to tie up to load cargoes, while a nearby fresh water well serviced horses which pulled wagons down to the bay.[8] Until the 1930s, grain, stock and merchandise were taken to and from Kangaroo Island from this jetty.[9]

Emu Bay is also the location of an unusual geological formation named Emu Bay shale.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kingscote". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Search result for "Emu Bay(Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0022502) with the following layers selected - “Suburbs and Localities” and “Place names (gazetteer)”". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Postcode for Emu Bay, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "District of Finniss Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics KINGSCOTE (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Government Township maps, Lands Titles Office, Adelaide
  8. ↑ State Library of South Australia. "Emu Bay Jetty". Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  9. ↑ SA Central. "Kangaroo Island Beaches". Retrieved 2007-07-12.

Gallery

Emu Bay from the jetty, Kangaroo Island, South Australia


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