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Wisanger
South Australia
Wisanger is located in South Australia
Wisanger
Wisanger
Location in South Australia
Population 2034 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Kingscote”) (2011 census)
Established 2002
Postcode(s) 5223
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 129 km (80 mi) south-west of Adelaide
  • 16 km (10 mi) west of Kingscote
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
21.0 °C
70 °F
8.9 °C
48 °F
444.0 mm
17.5 in
Suburbs around Wisanger:
Investigator Strait Investigator Strait
Emu Bay
Emu Bay
Cassini Wisanger Bay of Shoals
Bay of Shoals (body of water)
Kingscote
Cassini Menzies Cygnet River
Footnotes Coordinates
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Climate
Adjoining localities

Wisanger is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait to the north and the Bay of Shoals to the east about 129 kilometres (80 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) west of the municipal seat of Kingscote.

Its boundaries were created in March 2002 for the “long established name” which is reported as being given by a “Henry Partridge, who took up land there, after 'Wisanger Manor' near Stroud, Gloucestershire once owned by his forebears.”

The locality includes the former Wisanger School which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

Wisanger 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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