Cape Jaffa, South Australia

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the headland, see Cape Jaffa.

Cape Jaffa
Town
New marina at Cape Jaffa, South Australia
Cape Jaffa Location in South Australia
Coordinates: 36°57′18″S139°40′19″E / 36.954925°S 139.672023°E / -36.954925; 139.672023 [1]
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
LGA	Kingston District Council [1]
Location	245 km (152 mi) from Adelaide 19 km (12 mi) from Kingston SE
Established	3 December 1998 [2]
Government
•  State electorate	MacKillop [3]
•  Federal division	Barker [4]
Population
• Total	54 (2016 census) [5]
Time zone	UTC+9:30 (ACST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+10:30 (ACST)
Postcode	5275 [6]
Mean max temp	19.3 °C (66.7 °F) [7]
Mean min temp	10.3 °C (50.5 °F) [7]
Annual rainfall	489.4 mm (19.27 in) [7]
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Cape Jaffa is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the headland of Cape Jaffa on the state's south east coastline overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It located about 245 kilometres (152 miles) south south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 19 kilometres (12 miles) south west of the town centre of Kingston SE. ^{[1] [6] [8] [9]}

The locality includes a settlement located on the north side of the headland overlooking Lacepede Bay which is also known as Cape Jaffa. The settlement includes a jetty and a marina. The locality includes part of the Bernouilli Conservation Reserve. ^{[1] [6] [10] [11] [12] [13]} The Marina (known as Cape Jaffa Anchorage) received development approval in January 2006. ^[14] The plans allow for several stages of development. At least the first stage exists, ^[15] and the marina is considered to still be "under construction" in 2018. ^[16]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Cape Jaffa had a population of 54 people. ^[5]

Cape Jaffa is located within the federal division of Barker, the state MacKillop and the local government area of the Kingston District Council. ^{[3] [4] [1]}

Climate

Climate data for Cape Jaffa, elevation 17 m (56 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	41.8 (107.2)	40.8 (105.4)	38.4 (101.1)	33.1 (91.6)	27.2 (81.0)	22.4 (72.3)	19.5 (67.1)	23.3 (73.9)	27.6 (81.7)	34.0 (93.2)	38.4 (101.1)	40.3 (104.5)	41.8 (107.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.7 (76.5)	24.4 (75.9)	22.7 (72.9)	20.0 (68.0)	16.9 (62.4)	14.7 (58.5)	14.0 (57.2)	14.6 (58.3)	16.2 (61.2)	18.7 (65.7)	21.5 (70.7)	22.9 (73.2)	19.3 (66.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	13.7 (56.7)	13.7 (56.7)	12.5 (54.5)	10.8 (51.4)	9.5 (49.1)	7.9 (46.2)	7.6 (45.7)	7.8 (46.0)	8.5 (47.3)	9.2 (48.6)	10.9 (51.6)	12.4 (54.3)	10.4 (50.7)
Record low °C (°F)	6.5 (43.7)	6.3 (43.3)	5.2 (41.4)	1.3 (34.3)	0.7 (33.3)	−0.7 (30.7)	0.1 (32.2)	0.2 (32.4)	1.0 (33.8)	2.2 (36.0)	3.4 (38.1)	4.7 (40.5)	−0.7 (30.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	18.0 (0.71)	17.2 (0.68)	21.7 (0.85)	31.8 (1.25)	56.3 (2.22)	65.7 (2.59)	81.3 (3.20)	70.9 (2.79)	48.9 (1.93)	31.9 (1.26)	26.2 (1.03)	23.2 (0.91)	493.1 (19.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	5.7	4.9	8.4	12.3	17.2	18.5	20.5	21.0	16.8	12.3	8.6	8.3	154.5
Average afternoon relative humidity (%)	55	57	58	62	71	76	77	74	72	63	58	55	65
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology (precipitation 1994–2020 humidity 1991–2010) [17]

Gallery

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  The Cape Jaffa jetty
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  The Cape Jaffa jetty
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  New marina at Cape Jaffa, South Australia

References

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3. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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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 28 December 2020.
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10. "Development Plan, Kingston District Council Consolidated – 13 December 2012" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 20, 107, 165 and 174. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
11. "Cape Jaffa Code SSC40092 (SSC)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
12. South Australia. Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal photographs, Dept. of Marine and Harbors, South Australia, pp. Chart 6, ISBN   978-0-7243-7603-2
13. "Cape Jaffa Anchorage". The Australian Marinas Guide. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
14. Bruno Krumins, Governor's Deputy (12 January 2006). "DEVELOPMENT ACT 1993: SECTION 48 DECISION BY THE GOVERNOR'S DEPUTY" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette . pp. 25–28. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
15. Warner, Camilla (15 December 2017). "New $3 million dredge for Cape Jaffa". Coastal Leader . Retrieved 6 March 2018.
16. "Cape Jaffa anchorage". Historical listing of proposals previously assessed. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure . Retrieved 6 March 2018.
17. "Climate statistics for Australian locations- CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE)". 2 March 2025.