Cape Borda, South Australia

Cape Borda
South Australia
Cape Borda Lighthouse
Cape Borda is located in South Australia
Cape Borda
Cape Borda
Coordinates35°45′10″S 136°35′36″E / 35.752910°S 136.593390°E / -35.752910; 136.593390
Population10 (2016 census)[2]
Established2002[1]
Postcode(s)5223[3]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Kangaroo Island Council[1]
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[4]
CountyCarnarvon[1]
State electorate(s)Mawson[5]
Federal division(s)Mayo[6]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.1 °C
72 °F
11.5 °C
53 °F
534.0 mm
21 in
Suburbs around Cape Borda:
Investigator Strait
Cape Borda De Mole River
Gosse
Flinders Chase Flinders Chase
FootnotesDistances[3][1]
Coordinates[1]
Climate[7]
Adjoining localities[1]

Cape Borda is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 192 kilometres (119 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide.[3]

Its boundaries were created in 2002 in respect to “the long established name” which is reported to be derived from the navigation aid within its boundaries - the Cape Borda Lightstation.[1]

The major land uses within the locality includes conservation and primary production with the former land use including the following protected areas - the Flinders Chase National Park, the Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area and the Cape Torrens Wilderness Protection Area.[8][1] Part of the southern boundary of Cape Borda is formed by the Playford Highway.[1]

The locality includes the three following state heritage places - Harveys Return Cemetery, the Cape Borda Lighthouse and the Harveys Return Landing Site.[9][10][11]

Cape Borda 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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Search result for "Cape Borda (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0050434 ) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas" and "Hundreds"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cape Borda". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 February 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "Cape Borda, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAPE BORDA". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 263–269. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Harveys Return Cemetery, Flinders Chase National Park (sic)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Cape Borda Lighthouse (originally 'Flinders Light') and Keepers' Cottages, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Harveys Return Landing Site, Flinders Chase National Park (sic)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.