Kingsford, South Australia

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Kingsford
South Australia
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Kingsford
Coordinates 34°32′41″S138°47′36″E / 34.544670°S 138.793440°E / -34.544670; 138.793440 Coordinates: 34°32′41″S138°47′36″E / 34.544670°S 138.793440°E / -34.544670; 138.793440
Population1216 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Roseworthy”) (2011 census) [1]
Established1995 [2]
Postcode(s) 5118 [3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location46 km (29 mi) north of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s) Light Regional Council
State electorate(s) Light [4]
Federal division(s) Barker
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
22.6 °C
73 °F
10.0 °C
50 °F
466.9 mm
18.4 in
Suburbs around Kingsford:
Roseworthy [2] Shea-Oak Log [2] Shea-Oak Log [2]
Roseworthy [2] Kingsford Rosedale [2]
Gawler Belt
Hewett [2]
Concordia [2] Rosedale [2]
FootnotesCoordinates [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]

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