Mount George, South Australia
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![]() Mount George Conservation Park | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°59′S 138°46′E / 34.99°S 138.76°ECoordinates: 34°59′S 138°46′E / 34.99°S 138.76°E | ||||||||||||||
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Established | 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5155[3] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 17 km (11 mi) SE of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Adelaide Hills Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kavel | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Locations[3] Adjoining localities[2] |
Mount George is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide.[3]
It was established in 1999 with its name being derived from the . Its boundaries were varied in August 2002 when some land was added to the adjoining locality of Stirling and again in August 2005 when land was added to Balhannah.[2]
The Mount George Conservation Park has a stretch of the Heysen Trail passing through it.[6]
It was home to Alexander Downer and his family until 2014.[7]
The principal land use in the locality is “rural living” which is a mix of farming and residential development. Some land within the locality has been proclaimed for conservation purposes as part of the following protected areas - the Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park and the Mount George Conservation Park.[2][8]
Mount George is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Kavel and the local government area of the Adelaide Hills Council.[2]
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mount George". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Search result for "Mount George {LOCB)" (Record no. SA0040500) with the following layers selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities", "Hundreds", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road Labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Postcode for Mount George, South Australia". Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Summary (climate) Summary statistics MOUNT LOFTY (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Monthly rainfall Piccadilly (Woodhouse) (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ Mount George Conservation Park at National Parks South Australia Retrieved 13 March 2016
- ^ Carolyn Boyd, (11 November 2015), ‘Retirement is death': Downsizer Alexander Downer contemplates life after London, Domain, retrieved 13 March 2016
- ^ "Development Plan, Adelaide Hills Council Consolidated – 28 April 2016" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 269, 376 and 419. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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