Kingsford South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°32′41″S138°47′36″E / 34.544670°S 138.793440°E Coordinates: 34°32′41″S138°47′36″E / 34.544670°S 138.793440°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1216 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Roseworthy”) (2011 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1995 [2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5118 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 46 km (29 mi) north of Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Light [4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Coordinates [2] Locations [3] Climate [5] |
Kingsford is a locality in South Australia located about 46 kilometres (29 miles) north of the Adelaide city centre. The Sturt Highway crosses the locality which is bounded by the Thiele Highway on the northwest, Roseworthy and Gomersal Roads on the north and the North Para River on the south. [2] [3]
Kingsford's boundaries were created in May 1995 for the ”long established name” which is derived from the “Kingsford homestead.” [2] The principal land use within the locality is agriculture. [6]
The Kingsford homestead survives and is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register; it is also notable as a location in the Australian television series, McLeod's Daughters. [7] [8] Kingsford is located within the federal Division of Barker, the state electoral district of Light and the local government area of the Light Regional Council. [4] [2]
Coorong is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia which is associated with the lagoon known as the Coorong in the south-east of the state and which overlooks the continental coastline from the mouth of the Murray River about 80 kilometres south-east of the state capital of Adelaide to the immediate north of the town of Kingston SE extending for a distance of at least 140 kilometres (87 mi).
Nullarbor is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located 295 kilometres (183 mi) to the west of the town of Ceduna in the western part of the state immediately adjoining the border with Western Australia.
Avenue Range is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about 265 kilometres south east of the Adelaide city centre.
Warburto is a locality in South Australia located on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula, consisting of the rural areas south of the town of Wallaroo around the headland of Warburto Point. It immediately adjoins Spencer Gulf, and is located about 140 kilometres north-west of the Adelaide city centre.
James Well is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Gulf St Vincent about 84 kilometres north-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 5 kilometres of the centre of Ardrossan.
Tooligie is a small town in South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula about 290 kilometres west of the Adelaide city centre and about 84 kilometres north of the city of Port Lincoln.
Cape Borda is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 192 kilometres south-west of the state capital of Adelaide.
Cygnet River is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 192 kilometres south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 12 kilometres from the municipal seat of Kingscote.
Flinders Chase is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south-western 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. It is located about 210 kilometres south-west of the state capital of Adelaide.
De Mole River is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait about 175 kilometres south-west of the state capital of Adelaide.
Karatta is a locality in the Australian state of 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 south-west of the state capital of Adelaide.
Nalyappa is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Yorke Peninsula immediately adjoining Spencer Gulf about 128 kilometres north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.
Middle River is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait about 162 kilometres south-west of the state capital of Adelaide.
Stokes Bay is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait about 162 kilometres south-west of the state capital of Adelaide. Its boundaries were created in March 2002 for the “long established name” and includes the Stokes Bay Shack Site. Land use in the locality is principally for agricultural purposes with activity limited on the coastline to the north for conservation purposes. A settlement also occupies land immediately adjoining the bay of the same name. Stokes Bay is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.
Goolwa South is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 67 kilometres south of the state capital of Adelaide on both on the southern continental coastline and the south-western coast of Lake Alexandrina. It occupies the full extent of the Sir Richard Peninsula, land to the immediate west and part of the Goolwa Channel in the lake system to its north.
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 south of the state capital of Adelaide and about 3 kilometres east of Penneshaw.
Ballast Head is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Nepean Bay about 118 kilometres south of the state capital of Adelaide and about 19 kilometres southeast of the municipal seat of Kingscote.
North Cape is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait about 116 kilometres south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 9 kilometres north of the municipal seat of Kingscote.
Wisanger is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait to the north and the Bay of Shoals to the east about 129 kilometres south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 16 kilometres west of the municipal seat of Kingscote.
Poltalloch is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on land between the water bodies of Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert about 87 kilometres south-east of the state capital of Adelaide.