Kangaroo Island Council

This article is about the local government. For other uses, see Kangaroo Island (disambiguation).
Kangaroo Island Council
South Australia

Location of Kangaroo Island Council
Population 4,417 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 1.00384/km2 (2.5999/sq mi)
Established 1996
Area 4,400.1 km2 (1,698.9 sq mi)
Mayor Peter Clements [2]
Council seat Kingscote
Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[3]
State electorate(s) Finniss[4]
Federal Division(s) Mayo[5]
Website Kangaroo Island Council
LGAs around Kangaroo Island Council:
Investigator Strait District Council of Yankalilla
Kangaroo Island Council
Southern Ocean

The Kangaroo Island Council is a local government area in South Australia that covers the entirety of Kangaroo Island, 13 km off the coast of the mainland. The council was formed in 1996 by the amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley.[6]

The seat of the council is located in the island's largest town, Kingscote. The district's population at the 2011 Census was 4,417.[1]

Elected members

Mayor: Peter Clements CEO: Andrew Boardman

Councillors:

Economy

The district's economy is based around agriculture, with grazing, crops, viticulture and forestry prevalent. Fishing, and more recently, aquaculture has been established as an economic viability on the island. Tourism is also a major part of the economy, with tourists coming to the island for the unspoilt natural beauty and its history.

Localities

Localities within the jurisdiction of the Kangaroo Island Council are as follows: American Beach, American River, Antechamber Bay, Ballast Head, Baudin Beach, Birchmore, Brown Beach, Brownlow KI, Cape Borda, Cassini, Cuttlefish Bay, Cygnet River, De Mole River, Dudley East, Dudley West, Duncan, Emu Bay, Flinders Chase, Gosse, Haines, Island Beach, Ironstone, Kangaroo Head, Karrata, Kingscote, Kohinoor, MacGillivray, Menzies, Middle River, Muston, Nepean Bay, Newland, North Cape, Parndana, Pelican Lagoon, Penneshaw, Porky Flat, Sapphiretown, Seal Bay, Seddon, Stokes Bay, Stun'Sail Boom, Vivonne Bay, Western River, Willoughby, Willson River, and Wisanger.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53]

See also

Citations and references

Citations

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kangaroo Island (DC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Elected Members". Kangaroo Island Council. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  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. ↑ Kangaroo Island Council. "About Council". Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  7. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " American Beach (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058055), 28 August 2015
  8. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " American River (LOCB)" (Record no SA0001181), 28 August 2015
  9. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Antechamber Bay (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058053), 28 August 2015
  10. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Ballast Head (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058082), 28 August 2015
  11. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Baudin Beach (LOCB)" (Record no SA0048036), 28 August 2015
  12. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Birchmore (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058085), 28 August 2015
  13. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Brown Beach (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058056), 28 August 2015
  14. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Brownlow KI (LOCB)" (Record no SA0049692), 28 August 2015
  15. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Cape Borda (LOCB)" (Record no SA0050434), 28 August 2015
  16. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Cassini (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058094), 28 August 2015
  17. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Cuttlefish Bay (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058072), 28 August 2015
  18. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Cygnet River (LOCB)" (Record no SA0017630), 28 August 2015
  19. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " De Mole River (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058389), 28 August 2015
  20. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Dudley East (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058057), 28 August 2015
  21. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Dudley West (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058058), 28 August 2015
  22. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Duncan (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058385), 28 August 2015
  23. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Emu Bay (LOCB)" (Record no SA0022502), 28 August 2015
  24. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Flinders Chase (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058416), 28 August 2015
  25. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Gosse (LOCB)" (Record no SA0027114), 26 August 2015
  26. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Haines (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058080), 28 August 2015
  27. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Island Beach (LOCB)" (Record no SA0044357), 26 August 2015
  28. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Kangaroo Head (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058060), 28 August 2015
  29. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Karatta (LOCB)" (Record no SA0034161), 28 August 2015
  30. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Kingscote (LOCB)" (Record no SA0036764), 28 August 2015
  31. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Kohinoor (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058089), 28 August 2015
  32. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " MacGillivray (LOCB)" (Record no SA0041846), 28 August 2015
  33. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Menzies (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058079), 28 August 2015
  34. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Middle River (LOCB)" (Record no SA0044596), 28 August 2015
  35. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Muston (LOCB)" (Record no SA0048216), 28 August 2015
  36. ↑ DPTI, Search result for "Nepean Bay (LOCB)" (Record no SA0049170), 28 August 2015
  37. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Newland (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058382), 28 August 2015
  38. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " North Cape (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058077), 28 August 2015
  39. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Parndana (LOCB)" (Record no SA0053653), 28 August 2015
  40. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Pelican Lagoon (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058061), 28 August 2015
  41. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Penneshaw (LOCB)" (Record no SA0002275), 28 August 2015
  42. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Porky Flat (LOCB)" (Record no SA0046357), 28 August 2015
  43. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Sapphiretown (LOCB)" (Record no SA0007005), 28 August 2015
  44. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Seal Bay, (LOCB)" (Record no SA0060908), 28 August 2015
  45. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Seddon (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058090), 28 August 2015
  46. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Stokes Bay (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058386), 28 August 2015
  47. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Stun’Sail Boom (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058381), 11 March 2016
  48. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " SA0015424 (LOCB)" (Record no SA0015424), 28 August 2015
  49. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Western River (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058388), 28 August 2015
  50. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Willoughby (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058054), 28 August 2015
  51. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Willson River (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058064), 28 August 2015
  52. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Wisanger (LOCB)" (Record no SA0023601), 28 August 2015
  53. ↑ DPTI, Search result for " Stun’Sail Boom (LOCB)" (Record no SA0058381), 11 March 2016

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Coordinates: 35°39′00″S 137°37′59″E / 35.65°S 137.633°E / -35.65; 137.633

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