Cygnet River, South Australia

Cygnet River
South Australia
Kingscote Airport and the adjoining land use as viewed from the north
Cygnet River
Coordinates 35°41′54″S 137°31′10″E / 35.698280°S 137.519580°E / -35.698280; 137.519580Coordinates: 35°41′54″S 137°31′10″E / 35.698280°S 137.519580°E / -35.698280; 137.519580
Population 257 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Menzies”) (2011 census)[1][lower-alpha 1]
Established 2002[2]
Postcode(s) 5223[3]
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)[4]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) Kangaroo Island Council
Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[5]
County Carnarvon[2]
State electorate(s) Mawson [6]
Federal Division(s) Mayo[7]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.0 °C
70 °F		 8.9 °C
48 °F		 444.0 mm
17.5 in
Suburbs around Cygnet River:
Menzies Menzies
Wisanger
Kingscote		 Brownlow KI
Kohinoor Cygnet River Nepean Bay (water body)
Kohinoor Kohinoor
Birchmore
MacGillivray		 Nepean Bay
Footnotes Distances[3][2]
Coordinates[2]
Climate[4]
Adjoining localities[2]

Cygnet River is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 192 kilometres (119 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from the municipal seat of Kingscote.[3]

Its boundaries were created in 2002 in respect to “the long established name” which is reported to be derived from the stream located within its boundaries.[2]

The major land use within the locality is primary production.[8] The locality also includes the Kingscote Airport and the Cygnet Estuary Conservation Park.[8][2]

Cygnet River contains the following places listed on the South Australian Heritage Register - the Farm and Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins, Duck Lagoon and the Dwelling & Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins (Cygnet River).[9][10]

Cygnet River is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.[7][6][2]

See also

References

Notes
  1. ↑ For the 2011 census, the ‘State Suburb of Menzies’ consisted of the localities of Cassini, Cygnet River, Menzies and Stokes Bay.
Citations
  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Menzies". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 March 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search result for "Cygnet River (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0017630) with the following layer being selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cygnet River, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics KINGSCOTE AERO". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 159, 260, 282 & 287. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Farm and Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins, Duck Lagoon". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dwelling & Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 June 2016.


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