Cassini, South Australia

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Cassini
South Australia
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Cassini
Coordinates 35°41′07″S137°19′08″E / 35.685370°S 137.318750°E / -35.685370; 137.318750 Coordinates: 35°41′07″S137°19′08″E / 35.685370°S 137.318750°E / -35.685370; 137.318750
Population81 (2016 census) [1]
Established2002 [2]
Postcode(s) 5223 [3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) Kangaroo Island Council [2]
Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island [4]
County Carnarvon [2]
State electorate(s) Mawson [5]
Federal Division(s) Mayo [6]
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
21.0 °C
70 °F		8.9 °C
48 °F		444.0 mm
17.5 in
Suburbs around Cassini:
Investigator Strait Investigator Strait Investigator Strait
Stokes Bay
Duncan 		Cassini Wisanger
Menzies
Duncan Parndana
Seddon
Kohinoor 		Kohinoor
FootnotesDistances [3] [2]
Coordinates [2]
Climate [7]
Adjoining localities [2]

Cassini is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait about 138 kilometres (86 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 31 kilometres (19 miles) from the municipal seat of Kingscote. [3] [2]

Its boundaries were created in 2002 in respect to “the long established name” which is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Cassini. [2]

The principal land use is agriculture with a small amount of land being zoned for conservation. The latter use consists of the protected areas of the Lathami Conservation Park and the Parndana Conservation Park, and the strip of land along the coastline. [8] [2]

The locality includes the former Cassini Station Complex and Mulberry Tree which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. [9]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Cassini had a population of 81 people. [1]

Cassini is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council. [6] [5] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Menzies". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Search result for "Cassini (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0058094)". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Postcode for Cassini, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Kingscote Aero". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 114, 135, 240–245 and 263–266. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Cassini Station Complex and Mulberry Tree". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2 June 2016.


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