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Carpenter Rocks South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°55′00″S 140°23′58″E / 37.916647°S 140.399434°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 87 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 31 October 1996 (locality)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5291 | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | District Council of Grant[1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Limestone Coast[4] | ||||||||||||||
County | Grey[1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] |
Carpenter Rocks is a town and locality located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south-west of Mount Gambier in the south-east of South Australia. The area faces the Southern Ocean and is renowned for its rugged coastline which provides exceptional fishing and diving locations.
Carpenter Rocks is in the District Council of Grant local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Mount Gambier and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Barker.