Deep Creek, South Australia

Deep Creek is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula overlooking Backstairs Passage about 85 kilometres (53 miles) south of the Adelaide city centre.[2][1]

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the associated protected area, see Deep Creek Conservation Park.

Deep Creek
South Australia
Deep Creek
Coordinates35.635°S 138.213°E / -35.635; 138.213
Established1999[1]
Postcode(s)5204[2]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location85 km (53 mi) S of Adelaide city centre[2]
LGA(s)District Council of Yankalilla[1]
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[3]
State electorate(s)Mawson[4]
Federal Division(s)Mayo[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
17.5 °C
64 °F		 10.2 °C
50 °F		 818.9 mm
32.2 in
Suburbs around Deep Creek:
Silverton Delamere Parawa
Cape Jervis Deep Creek Tunkalilla
Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage
FootnotesLocation[1][2]
Coordinates[1]
Climatic data[6]
Adjoining localities[1]

Deep Creek's boundaries were created in August 1999 along with the selection of its name which is derived from the watercourse located within its extent.[1]

As of 2015, land use within the locality consists of land zoned both for primary production uses such as agriculture and zoned for conservation purposes such as the protected area known as Deep Creek Conservation Park and the coastline overlooking Backstairs Passage.[7][1]

Deep Creek is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the District Council of Yankalilla.[1][5][4]

See also

References
  1. "Search result for "Deep Creek(LOCB)" (Record no SA0040322) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Development Plan Layers" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Deep Creek, South Australia (postcode)". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. "Fleurieu Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. "Summary (climate) statistics Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. "Development Plan - Yankalilla (DC) Consolidated – 26 November 2015" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 58, 126, 131 and 184. Retrieved 25 April 2016.


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