Ironstone, South Australia

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Ironstone
South Australia
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Ironstone
Coordinates 35°44′12″S137°58′49″E / 35.7366°S 137.980220°E / -35.7366; 137.980220
Population20 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established2002 [2]
Postcode(s) 5222 [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
18.1 °C
65 °F		12.8 °C
55 °F		538.4 mm
21.2 in
Localities around Ironstone:
Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage
Penneshaw
Dudley East 		Ironstone Cuttlefish Bay
Dudley East Dudley East Cuttlefish Bay
FootnotesCoordinates [2]
Locations [3]
Climate [7]
Adjoinig localities [2]

Ironstone is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island overlooking Backstairs Passage about 107 kilometres (66 miles) south of the state capital of Adelaide and about 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) east of Penneshaw. [2] [3]

Its boundaries were created in March 2002 while its name was derived from Ironstone Hill, a hill located within its boundaries. [2]

Land use within the locality is divided 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 is concerned with the Baudin Conservation Park which is located in the north-west corner of the locality. [8] [2] [9]

The locality includes the following places which are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register: Bates Farmhouse [10] and Threshing Floor (Ironstone) [11]

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

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References

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    1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ironstone (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search result for "Ironstone (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0058059) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    3. 1 2 3 "Postcode for Ironstone, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    4. ↑ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. 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 CAPE WILLOUGHBY (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    8. ↑ "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 114–117, 135, 152–153 and 302–305. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
    9. ↑ "Protected Areas of South Australia September (Map) 2015 Edition" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
    10. ↑ "Bates Farmhouse, Threshing Floor & Roller, Baudin Conservation Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
    11. ↑ "Threshing Floor, Ironstone Hill & Alex's Lookout (between) PENNESHAW (sic)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 May 2016.


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