Ardrossan, South Australia

Ardrossan
South Australia
Ardrossan and coastline viewed from a lookout
Ardrossan is located in Yorke Peninsula Council
Ardrossan
Ardrossan
Coordinates34°25′0″S 137°54′0″E / 34.41667°S 137.90000°E / -34.41667; 137.90000
Population1,188 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1873
Postcode(s)5571
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Location149 km (93 mi) North West of Adelaide via
LGA(s)Yorke Peninsula Council
State electorate(s)Narungga[2]
Federal division(s)Grey[3]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.6 °C
73 °F
10.7 °C
51 °F
332.0 mm
13.1 in
Localities around Ardrossan:
Petersville Dowlingville Tiddy Widdy Beach
Cunningham Ardrossan Gulf St Vincent
Sandilands Sandilands
James Well
Gulf St Vincent
FootnotesClimate[4]
Adjoining localities[5]

Ardrossan is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coast of the Yorke Peninsula, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) by road from the Adelaide city centre. It is notable for its deepwater shipping port and its towering coastal cliffs of red clay.

First Street
Royal House Hotel
Ardrossan jetty
Grain handling jetty
  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ardrossan (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics PRICE". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  5. ^ "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.