Karatta, South Australia

Karatta South Australia
Karatta
Coordinates	35°58′33″S 136°56′20″E / 35.97583°S 136.938840°ECoordinates: 35°58′33″S 136°56′20″E / 35.97583°S 136.938840°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	191 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 Karatta: Flinders Chase[6] Gosse[6] Gosse[6] Flinders Chase [6] Karatta Newland Vivonne Bay Stun’Sail Boom[6]
Footnotes	Distances[3] Coordinates[2] Climate[7]

Karatta is a locality in South Australia located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. Karatta is located about 191 kilometres (119 mi) south-west of the Adelaide city centre.^[3][8][9]

Its boundaries were created in 2002 in respect to “the long established name.”^[2] Its western boundary is formed by the West End Highway in the north and by the Sanderson Fire Access Track in the south.^[6]

Land use within the locality is divided largely 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 including two portions of the Flinders Chase National Park with one being located in the west and the other in the north, and an area of land in the locality’s south-east corner being occupied by the Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area and the Kelly Hill Conservation Park.^{[6][10][11][6]}

The locality includes the Grassdale Homestead which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.^[12]

Karatta 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 "Karatta(Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0034161)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
3. "Karatta, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 27 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 "Karatta(Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0034161 ) 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. "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF) (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. pp. 35–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
9. "AHS – AA609582" (PDF) (PDF). The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
10. "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.
11. "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 117, 138–139, 159–160 and 322–325. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
12. "Grassdale Homestead (also known as Edwards' Cottage) and Sealers' Sites, Kelly Hill Conservation Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.