Nepean Bay, South Australia

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Nepean Bay
South Australia
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Nepean Bay
Location in South Australia
Coordinates 35°44′7″S137°35′20″E / 35.73528°S 137.58889°E / -35.73528; 137.58889 Coordinates: 35°44′7″S137°35′20″E / 35.73528°S 137.58889°E / -35.73528; 137.58889
Population131 (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
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 Nepean Bay:
Cygnet River Nepean Bay Nepean Bay
Cygnet River Nepean Bay Nepean Bay
Ballast Head
MacGillivray Haines
Ballast Head 		Ballast Head
FootnotesClimate [7]
Adjoining localities [2]

Nepean Bay is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the southern shore of Western Cove in Nepean Bay on the north coast of Kangaroo Island and about 128 kilometres (80 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south-south-west of the municipal seat of Kingscote. [2] [8]

The settlement in Nepean Bay was laid out by Nepean Developments Ltd in 1961 on sections 143 and 144 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Haines. [9] Its boundaries were created in May 2002 for “the long established name” which is derived from the adjoining bay. [2]

Nepean Bay consists of land zoned for agricultural use with a settlement consisting mainly of low-rise dwellings located at its western end. The Nepean Bay Conservation Park is also located within the locality about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the east of the settlement. [2] [8]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Nepean Bay had a population of 131 people. [1]

Nepean 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. [6] [5] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nepean Bay". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 April 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search result for "Nepean Bay (LOCB)" (Record no SA0049170) with the following layer selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nepean Bay, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  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 KINGSCOTE AERO". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 117, 128, 130, 159 and 370–375. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Manning, G.H. (2012). "Nepean Bay" (PDF). A Compendium of the Place Names of South Australia From Aaron Creek to Zion Hill With 54 Complementary Appendices. Geoffrey H. Manning. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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