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Mount Compass

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Alexandrina Council SA, PO Box 21, Mount Compass, SA 5210
08 8555 7000

Description

Mount Compass is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on the A13 south of Adelaide, and north of Victor Harbor.

Mount Compass is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on the A13 south of Adelaide, and north of Victor Harbor. It is a small community, traditionally supported by farming. Both market gardens and dairy have proved lucrative in the area. At the 2016 census, Mount Compass shared a population of 1,457 with adjoining localities.

Boundaries were created for the portion within the District Council of Yankalilla during August 1999 and for the portionin the Alexandrina Council on 31 August 2000. The name is derived from Mount Compass, a nearby mountain, whose name was given in respect to the loss of compass at that place by George Gawler, the second Governor of South Australia in about 1840.There is also a local area school that covers from years R-12 with the focus farm project that is run on the adjacent farm to the school.The record holder for most games played for the Flinders Crabs who lived in a town adjacent to Willunga is Bharat Roocke, incidentally, named after a second string Indian wicket keeper.

The following two protected areas are located within the southern part of the locality - the Stipiturus Conservation Park and the Hesperilla Conservation Park.Mount Compass is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government areas of the Alexandrina Counciland the District Council of Yankalilla.

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Type: Towns

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 42.794 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 233 m

Population number: 1,457

Local Government Area: Alexandrina Council

Location

Alexandrina Council SA, PO Box 21, Mount Compass, SA 5210

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Mount Compass, South Australia

Mount Compass - Localista

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