Blakiston, South Australia

Blakiston
South Australia
St James' Church
Blakiston is located in South Australia
Blakiston
Blakiston
Coordinates35°02′37″S 138°52′48″E / 35.043518°S 138.880126°E / -35.043518; 138.880126[1]
Population377 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established1839 (town)[citation needed]
2003 (locality)
Postcode(s)5250
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Mount Barker
RegionAdelaide Hills[1]
CountyHindmarsh[1]
State electorate(s)Kavel
Federal division(s)Mayo
Localities around Blakiston:
Littlehampton Nairne Nairne
Littlehampton Blakiston Nairne
Mount Barker Mount Barker Mount Barker
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Blakiston is a town in the Australian state of South Australia. The town is located approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide, adjacent to the Princes Highway. Its postal code is 5250 – though it has no post office. Post is delivered to the neighbouring town of Littlehampton which shares the post code. The town and surrounding countryside, a mixture of pastureland and eucalypt forest, make up around 16 square kilometres. At the 2021 census, the locality of Blakiston had a population of 377 and a median age of 46.

There are no signs or markers to indicate that Blakiston is separate from nearby Littlehampton, and they are increasingly indistinguishable as housing developments encroach.

  1. ^ a b c d "Search results for 'Blakiston, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Blakiston (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata