Ironstone, South Australia

Ironstone
South Australia
Ironstone
Coordinates 35°44′12″S 137°58′49″E / 35.7366°S 137.980220°E / -35.7366; 137.980220Coordinates: 35°44′12″S 137°58′49″E / 35.7366°S 137.980220°E / -35.7366; 137.980220
Population 319 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Island Beach”) (2011 census)[1][lower-alpha 1]
Established 2002[2]
Postcode(s) 5222[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
18.1 °C
65 °F
12.8 °C
55 °F
538.4 mm
21.2 in
Suburbs around Ironstone:
Backstairs Passage[2] Backstairs Passage[2] Backstairs Passage[2]
Penneshaw
Dudley East[2]
Ironstone Cuttlefish Bay[2]
Dudley East[2] Dudley East[2] Cuttlefish Bay[2]
Footnotes Coordinates[2]
Locations[3]
Climate[6]

Ironstone is a locality in South Australia located on the north coast of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island overlooking Backstairs Passage about 107 kilometres (66 mi) south of the Adelaide city centre and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Penneshaw.[2][3]

Its boundaries were created in March 2002 while its name was derived from Ironstone Hill, a hill located within its boundaries.[2]

Land use within the locality is divided between agriculture and conservation. The former land use includes land adjoining the coastline which has additional statutory constraints to “conserve the natural features of the coast.” The latter land use is concerned with the Baudin Conservation Park which is located in the north-west corner of the locality.[7][2][8]

The locality includes the following places which are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register: Bates Farmhouse[9] and Threshing Floor (Ironstone)[10]

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

See also

References

Notes
  1. The State Suburb of Island Beach covers the full extent of the Dudley Peninsula with the exception of Penneshaw.
Citations
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Island Beach". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Search result for "Ironstone (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0058059) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Postcode for Ironstone, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 "District of Finniss Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAPE WILLOUGHBY (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 114–117, 135, 152–153 and 302–305. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  8. "Protected Areas of South Australia September (Map) 2015 Edition" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  9. "Bates Farmhouse, Threshing Floor & Roller, Baudin Conservation Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  10. "Threshing Floor ,Ironstone Hill & Alex's Lookout (between) PENNESHAW (sic)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 May 2016.


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