Iron Knob

Iron Knob
South Australia
Iron Knob is located in South Australia
Iron Knob
Iron Knob
Coordinates32°44′01″S 137°08′57″E / 32.733502°S 137.149293°E / -32.733502; 137.149293[1]
Population110 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established11 February 1915 (town)
29 July 2004 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5611[5]
Elevation66 m (217 ft)[1]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1]
RegionFar North[1]
CountyManchester[1]
State electorate(s)Giles[6]
Federal division(s)Grey[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
23.7 °C
75 °F		 11.5 °C
53 °F		 263.4 mm
10.4 in
Localities around Iron Knob:
Corunna Station Corunna Station Cultana
Corunna Station
Katanga Station		 Iron Knob Cultana
Katanga Station Katanga Station Cultana
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Iron Knob is a town in the Australian state of South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula immediately south of the Eyre Highway. At the 2006 census, Iron Knob and the surrounding area had a population of 199.[9] The town obtained its name from its proximity to large deposits of iron ore, most notably Iron Monarch which outcropped prominently from the relatively flat, surrounding landscape.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search results for 'Iron Knob, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Iron Knob (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Bice, John G. (11 February 1915). "Town of Iron Knob" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 339. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ Kentish, P.M. (29 July 2004). "Geographical Names Act 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 2671. Retrieved 16 April 2019. assign the names Tarcoola, Woomera, Pimba and Iron Knob, to those areas Out of Councils and shown numbered 1 to 4 on Rack Plan 857 (Sheet 1).
  5. ^ "Iron Knob, South Australia (Postcode)". auspost.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. ^ "District of Giles Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Whyalla Aero (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Iron Knob (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2009.