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| pop_year = {{censusAU|2011}}
| pop_year = {{censusAU|2011}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name= Census2011>{{Census 2011 AUS|id= SSC40423 |name= Menzies |accessdate=10 March 2016|quick=on}}</ref>{{efn|For the 2011 census, the ‘State Suburb of Menzies’ consisted of the localities of Cassini, Cygnet River, Menzies and Stokes Bay.}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name= Census2011>{{Census 2011 AUS|id= SSC40423 |name= Menzies |accessdate=10 March 2016|quick=on}}</ref>{{efn|For the 2011 census, the ‘State Suburb of Menzies’ consisted of the localities of Cassini, Cygnet River, Menzies and Stokes Bay.}}
| est = 2002<ref name=PLB>{{cite web |title=Search result for "Cygnet River (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0017630) with the following layer being selected - "Suburbs and Localities" |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |work=Property Location Browser |publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]] |date= |accessdate=10 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |archive-date=12 October 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| est = 2002<ref name=PLB>{{cite web |title=Search result for "Cygnet River (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0017630) with the following layer being selected - "Suburbs and Localities" |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |work=Property Location Browser |publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]] |access-date=10 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |archive-date=12 October 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| postcode = 5223<ref name=postcode>{{cite web|title= Cygnet River, South Australia (Postcode) |url= http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/sa/kangaroo+island/cygnet+river |publisher= postcodes-australia.com |accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref>
| postcode = 5223<ref name=postcode>{{cite web|title= Cygnet River, South Australia (Postcode) |url= http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/sa/kangaroo+island/cygnet+river |publisher= postcodes-australia.com |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref>
| elevation =6
| elevation =6
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=climate/>
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=climate/>
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| location2= [[Kingscote, South Australia|Kingscote]]
| location2= [[Kingscote, South Australia|Kingscote]]
| lga = [[Kangaroo Island Council]]
| lga = [[Kangaroo Island Council]]
| region = [[Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region|url= http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/21612/Fleurieu_Kangaroo_Island_SA_Government_region.pdf |publisher=The Government of South Australia|accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
| region = [[Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region|url= http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/21612/Fleurieu_Kangaroo_Island_SA_Government_region.pdf |publisher=The Government of South Australia|access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref>
| county = [[County of Carnarvon (South Australia)|Carnarvon]]<ref name=PLB/>
| county = [[County of Carnarvon (South Australia)|Carnarvon]]<ref name=PLB/>
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Mawson|Mawson]]<ref name=EDBC>{{cite map |url=http://edbc.sa.gov.au/redistributions/2016/2016-electoral-district-maps/mawson-map-2016-pdf/download.html |title=Mawson |publisher=Electoral District Boundaries Commission |date=2016 |accessdate=2 March 2018}}</ref>
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Mawson|Mawson]]<ref name=EDBC>{{cite map |url=http://edbc.sa.gov.au/redistributions/2016/2016-electoral-district-maps/mawson-map-2016-pdf/download.html |title=Mawson |publisher=Electoral District Boundaries Commission |date=2016 |access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref>
| fedgov = [[Division of Mayo|Mayo]]<ref name=AEC>{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011|url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-mayo.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|accessdate=2 August 2015}}</ref>
| fedgov = [[Division of Mayo|Mayo]]<ref name=AEC>{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011|url=http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-mayo.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>
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| near-w = [[Kohinoor, South Australia|Kohinoor]]
| near-w = [[Kohinoor, South Australia|Kohinoor]]
| near-nw = [[Menzies, South Australia|Menzies]]
| near-nw = [[Menzies, South Australia|Menzies]]
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==Land use==
==Land use==
The major land use within the locality is [[Primary sector of the economy|primary production]].<ref name =DP>{{cite web|title=Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council|url=http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/249975/Kangaroo_Island_Council_Development_Plan.pdf |publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]] |accessdate=8 March 2016|pages=159, 260, 282 & 287}}</ref> The locality also includes the [[Kingscote Airport]] and the [[Cygnet Estuary Conservation Park]].<ref name =DP/><ref name=PLB/>
The major land use within the locality is [[Primary sector of the economy|primary production]].<ref name =DP>{{cite web|title=Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council|url=http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/249975/Kangaroo_Island_Council_Development_Plan.pdf |publisher=[[Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure]] |access-date=8 March 2016|pages=159, 260, 282 & 287}}</ref> The locality also includes the [[Kingscote Airport]] and the [[Cygnet Estuary Conservation Park]].<ref name =DP/><ref name=PLB/>


Cygnet River contains the following places listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]] - the [[Farm and Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins, Duck Lagoon]] and the [[Dwelling & Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins (Cygnet River)]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16022 | title= Farm and Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins, Duck Lagoon| publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register |accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16038 | title= Dwelling & Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register |accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref>
Cygnet River contains the following places listed on the [[South Australian Heritage Register]] - the [[Farm and Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins, Duck Lagoon]] and the [[Dwelling & Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins (Cygnet River)]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16022 | title= Farm and Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins, Duck Lagoon| publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register |access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16038 | title= Dwelling & Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register |access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>


==River==
==River==
The locality of Cygnet River is named for the watercourse also named Cygnet River. It is the longest river on Kangaroo Island. They are named after the ''[[Cygnet (barque)|Cygnet]]'' which was the fifth ship to arrive in South Australia in 1836.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://manning.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/pn/c/c17.htm#cygnetR |publisher=[[State Library of South Australia]] |title=Place Names of South Australia |work=The Manning Index of South Australian History |accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> The river empties via a [[river delta|delta]] on the western shore of Western Cove, part of [[Nepean Bay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://beachsafe.org.au/beach/sa/kangaroo-island/brownlow/cygnet-river-delta |title=Cygnet River Delta |website=Beachsafe |publisher=[[Surf Life Saving Australia]] |accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> It had previously been named the Morgan River after [[Robert Clark Morgan]], the captain of the [[Duke of York]], another of the ships in the [[First Fleet of South Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boundforsouthaustralia.com.au/journey-content/morgan-river.html |work=Bound for South Australia |title=Morgan River |accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref>
The locality of Cygnet River is named for the watercourse also named Cygnet River. It is the longest river on Kangaroo Island. They are named after the ''[[Cygnet (barque)|Cygnet]]'' which was the fifth ship to arrive in South Australia in 1836.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://manning.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/pn/c/c17.htm#cygnetR |publisher=[[State Library of South Australia]] |title=Place Names of South Australia |work=The Manning Index of South Australian History |access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref> The river empties via a [[river delta|delta]] on the western shore of Western Cove, part of [[Nepean Bay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://beachsafe.org.au/beach/sa/kangaroo-island/brownlow/cygnet-river-delta |title=Cygnet River Delta |website=Beachsafe |publisher=[[Surf Life Saving Australia]] |access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref> It had previously been named the Morgan River after [[Robert Clark Morgan]], the captain of the [[Duke of York]], another of the ships in the [[First Fleet of South Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boundforsouthaustralia.com.au/journey-content/morgan-river.html |work=Bound for South Australia |title=Morgan River |access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
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Revision as of 23:36, 2 January 2021

Cygnet River
South Australia
Kingscote Airport and the adjoining land use as viewed from the north
Cygnet River is located in South Australia
Cygnet River
Cygnet River
Coordinates35°41′54″S 137°31′10″E / 35.698280°S 137.519580°E / -35.698280; 137.519580
Population257 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Menzies”) (2011 census)[1][a]
Established2002[2]
Postcode(s)5223[3]
Elevation6 m (20 ft)[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Standort
LGA(s)Kangaroo Island Council
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[5]
CountyCarnarvon[2]
State electorate(s)Mawson[6]
Federal division(s)Mayo[7]
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 Cygnet River:
Menzies Menzies
Wisanger
Kingscote		 Brownlow KI
Kohinoor Cygnet River Nepean Bay (water body)
Kohinoor Kohinoor
Birchmore
MacGillivray		 Nepean Bay
FootnotesDistances[3][2]
Coordinates[2]
Climate[4]
Adjoining localities[2]

Cygnet River is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 192 kilometres (119 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from the municipal seat of Kingscote.[3]

Its boundaries were created in 2002 in respect to “the long established name” which is reported to be derived from the stream located within its boundaries.[2]

Cygnet River is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.[7][6][2]

Land use

The major land use within the locality is primary production.[8] The locality also includes the Kingscote Airport and the Cygnet Estuary Conservation Park.[8][2]

Cygnet River contains the following places listed on the South Australian Heritage Register - the Farm and Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins, Duck Lagoon and the Dwelling & Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins (Cygnet River).[9][10]

River

The locality of Cygnet River is named for the watercourse also named Cygnet River. It is the longest river on Kangaroo Island. They are named after the Cygnet which was the fifth ship to arrive in South Australia in 1836.[11] The river empties via a delta on the western shore of Western Cove, part of Nepean Bay.[12] It had previously been named the Morgan River after Robert Clark Morgan, the captain of the Duke of York, another of the ships in the First Fleet of South Australia.[13]

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ For the 2011 census, the ‘State Suburb of Menzies’ consisted of the localities of Cassini, Cygnet River, Menzies and Stokes Bay.
Citations
  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Menzies". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 March 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Search result for "Cygnet River (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0017630) with the following layer being selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Cygnet River, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics KINGSCOTE AERO". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 159, 260, 282 & 287. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Farm and Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins, Duck Lagoon". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Dwelling & Eucalyptus Oil Distillery Ruins". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Place Names of South Australia". The Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Cygnet River Delta". Beachsafe. Surf Life Saving Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Morgan River". Bound for South Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2020.


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