MacGillivray, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids MacGillivray South Australia
Murray Lagoon
MacGillivray Location in South Australia
Population	560 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Nepean Bay”) (2011 census)
Established	2002
Postcode(s)	5223
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	140 km (87 mi) southwest of Adelaide 24 km (15 mi) south of Kingscote
LGA(s)	Kangaroo Island Council
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
County	County of Carnarvon
State electorate(s)	Mawson
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 21.0 °C 70 °F 9.0 °C 48 °F 444.0 mm 17.5 in
Suburbs around MacGillivray: Seddon Kohinoor Birchmore Cygnet River Nepean Bay Seddon Seal Bay MacGillivray Haines D'Estrees Bay Ocean Ocean Ocean
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MacGillivray is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south 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. It is located about 140 kilometres (87 miles) southwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 24 kilometres (15 miles) south of the municipal seat of Kingscote.

Its boundaries were created in May 2002 for the “long established name” which is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of MacGillivray in which it is located.

The land use within the locality consists of agriculture and conservation with the former use occupying the northern end of the locality while the latter use occupying the southern end and consisting of the following protected areas - the part of the Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park associated the wetland system at Murray Lagoon and the Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area which covers the entire coastland including the headland known as Cape Gantheaume.

The locality includes the former Faulding's Eucalyptus Plantation, which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register

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