Island Beach, South Australia

Island Beach
South Australia

Map of Kangaroo Island
Island Beach
Coordinates 35°39′11″S 137°38′03″E / 35.65306°S 137.63417°E / -35.65306; 137.63417Coordinates: 35°39′11″S 137°38′03″E / 35.65306°S 137.63417°E / -35.65306; 137.63417
Population 166 (2006 census)[1]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location 21 km (13 mi) from Penneshaw
LGA(s) Kangaroo Island Council
State electorate(s) Finniss[2]
Federal Division(s) Mayo[3]

Island Beach is a locality in South Australia overlooking Eastern Cove on the north-west coast of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island about 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Penneshaw. At the 2006 census, Island Beach had a population of 166.[1]

John Stewart Browne subdivided Island Beach in 1961 into 254 allotments, with average block sizes exceeding 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft). Development stalled for a number of years, due largely to a reluctance of the local council to construct roads through the estate, which under planning regulations of the time were not the responsibility of the developer.

In the late 1970s a separate land subdivision occurred to the south of the original estate. Known locally as Carter's Estate, these allotments were more traditionally under 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft) in size. Throughout the late 1980s and beyond, development accelerated with substantial seafront residences being erected, and land values beginning to rise.

Facilities at Island Beach include a general store and fuel station.There is limited access to the beach for boat launching and retrieval.[4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Island Beach (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "District of Finniss Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kangaroo Island boat ramps". Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
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