Flinders Chase, South Australia

Flinders Chase South Australia
Flinders Chase
Coordinates	35°45′10″S 136°35′36″E / 35.75291°S 136.593390°ECoordinates: 35°45′10″S 136°35′36″E / 35.75291°S 136.593390°E
Population	407 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Vivonne Bay”) (2011 census)[1]
Established	2002[2]
Postcode(s)	5223[3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	192 km (119 mi) south-west of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s)	Kangaroo Island Council
State electorate(s)	Finniss[4]
Federal Division(s)	Mayo[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.1 °C ^72 °F 11.5 °C ^53 °F 534.0 mm ^21 in
Suburbs around Flinders Chase: Cape Borda Gosse[6] Gosse[6] Flinders Chase Gosse Karatta[6]
Footnotes	Distances[3] Coordinates[2] Climate[7]

Flinders Chase is a locality in South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 210 kilometres (130 mi) south-west of the Adelaide city centre.^[3]

Its boundaries were created in 2002 in respect to “the long established name” which is reported to be derived from the Flinders Chase National Park.^[2] Its northern boundary is formed by the Playford Highway while its eastern boundary is formed by the West End Highway in the northern and by the Sanderson Fire Access Track in the south.^[6]

The principal land use within the locality is conservation with its full extent being occupied by the following protected areas - the southern part of the Flinders Chase National Park in the south and the Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area in the north. ^[6][8]

The locality includes the five following state heritage places - David Kilpatrick's Grave being the burial place of a passenger who survived the loss of the barque, Loch Sloy in 1899 but died after reaching land, the Rocky River Homestead, the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Stable and Store, and the Weirs Cove Jetty, Funnelway and Store Ruin.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

Flinders Chase is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.^[5][4][2]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Vivonne Bay". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
2. "Search result for "Flinders Chase (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0058416)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
3. "Flinders Chase, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 8 March 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. "Search result for "Flinders Chase (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0058416 ) with the following layers being selected - “Suburbs and Localities”, “Local Government Areas” and “Road Labels”". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAPE BORDA (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
8. "Flinders Chase National Park, Kelly Hill Conservation Park, Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area and Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area Management Plans" (PDF). Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs. 1999. pp. 5 & 6. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
9. "David Kilpatrick's Grave, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
10. "Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
11. "Rocky River Homestead, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
12. "Cape du Couedic Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Stable & Store, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
13. "Weirs Cove Jetty, Funnelway & Store Ruin, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.