Flinders Chase, South Australia

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the associated protected area, see Flinders Chase National Park.
Flinders Chase
South Australia
Flinders Chase
Coordinates 35°45′10″S 136°35′36″E / 35.75291°S 136.593390°E / -35.75291; 136.593390Coordinates: 35°45′10″S 136°35′36″E / 35.75291°S 136.593390°E / -35.75291; 136.593390
Population 407 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Vivonne Bay”) (2011 census)[1][lower-alpha 1]
Established 2002[2]
Postcode(s) 5223[3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location 192 km (119 mi) south-west of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s) Kangaroo Island Council[2]
State electorate(s) Finniss[4]
Federal Division(s) Mayo[5]
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 Flinders Chase:
Ocean Cape Borda
Gosse		 Gosse
Ocean Flinders Chase Gosse
Karatta
Ocean Ocean Ocean
Footnotes Distances[3]
Coordinates[2]
Climate[6]
Adjoining localities[2]

Flinders Chase is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south-western coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight.[7][8] It is located about 210 kilometres (130 mi) 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 Flinders Chase National Park.[2] Its northern boundary is formed by the Playford Highway while its eastern boundary is formed by the West End Highway in the northern and by the Sanderson Fire Access Track in the south.[2]

The principal land use within the locality is conservation with its full extent being occupied by the following protected areas - the southern part of the Flinders Chase National Park in the south and the Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area in the north.[2][9]

The locality includes the five following state heritage places - David Kilpatrick's Grave being the burial place of a passenger who survived the loss of the barque, Loch Sloy in 1899 but died after reaching land, the Rocky River Homestead, the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Stable and Store, and the Weirs Cove Jetty, Funnelway and Store Ruin.[10][11][12][13][14]

Flinders Chase is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.[5][4][2]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ For the 2011 census, the ‘State Suburb of Vivonne Bay’ consisted of the localities of Cape Borda, De Mole River, Duncan, Flinders Chase, Gosse, Karatta, Middle River, Newland, Stun’sail Boom, Vivonne Bay and Western River.
Citations
  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Vivonne Bay". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search result for "Flinders Chase (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0058416) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas" and "Road Labels"". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Flinders Chase, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "District of Finniss Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAPE BORDA (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF) (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. pp. 35–36. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "AHS – AA609582" (PDF) (PDF). The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Flinders Chase National Park, Kelly Hill Conservation Park, Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area and Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area Management Plans" (PDF). Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs. 1999. pp. 5 & 6. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "David Kilpatrick's Grave, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rocky River Homestead, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Cape du Couedic Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Stable & Store, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Weirs Cove Jetty, Funnelway & Store Ruin, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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