Birchmore South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°47′44″S 137°28′37″E / 35.7956°S 137.476880°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 560 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Nepean Bay”) (2011 census)[2][a] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2002[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5223 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Kangaroo Island Council[1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[4] | ||||||||||||||
County | County of Carnarvon[1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mawson[5] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Mayo[6] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Coordinates[1] Locations[3] Climate[7] Adjoining localities[1] |
Birchmore is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 138 kilometres (86 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-east of the municipal seat of Kingscote.[1][3]
Its boundaries were created in May 2002 for the “long established name” which was derived from the Birchmore Community Hall, a facility located within the locality’s boundaries.[1]
The principal land use in the locality is primary production.[1][8]
Birchmore 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][1]
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