Mount George, South Australia
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]
| Mount George South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount George | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.99°S 138.76°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 272 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 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] | ||||||||||||||
It was established in 1999 with its name being derived from the Mount George Conservation Park. 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.
- "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.
- "Postcode for Mount George, South Australia". Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- "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.