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Ironstone
South Australia
Ironstone is located in South Australia
Ironstone
Ironstone
Location in South Australia
Population 319 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Island Beach”) (2011 census)
Established 2002
Postcode(s) 5222
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 107 km (66 mi) south of Adelaide
  • 3.3 km (2 mi) east of Penneshaw
LGA(s) Kangaroo Island Council
Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
County Carnarvon
State electorate(s) Mawson
Federal Division(s) Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18.1 °C
65 °F
12.8 °C
55 °F
538.4 mm
21.2 in
Suburbs around Ironstone:
Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage
Penneshaw
Dudley East
Ironstone Cuttlefish Bay
Dudley East Dudley East Cuttlefish Bay
Footnotes Coordinates
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Climate
Adjoinig localities

Ironstone is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island overlooking Backstairs Passage about 107 kilometres (66 miles) south of the state capital of Adelaide and about 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) east of Penneshaw.

Its boundaries were created in March 2002 while its name was derived from Ironstone Hill, a hill located within its boundaries.

Land use within the locality is divided between agriculture and conservation. The former land use includes land adjoining the coastline which has additional statutory constraints to “conserve the natural features of the coast.” The latter land use is concerned with the Baudin Conservation Park which is located in the north-west corner of the locality.

The locality includes the following places which are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register: Bates Farmhouse and Threshing Floor (Ironstone)

Ironstone is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.

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