Chiton, South Australia

Chiton is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Fleurieu Peninsula about 67 kilometres (42 mi) south of the state capital of Adelaide and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the municipal seat of Goolwa.[1]

Chiton
South Australia
Chiton
Coordinates35°31′51″S 138°39′28″E[1]
Population2,240 (shared with Hayborough) (2016 census)[2][lower-alpha 1]
Established7 June 2018[3]
Postcode(s)5211[1]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Alexandrina Council[1]
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[1]
CountyHindmarsh[1]
State electorate(s)Finniss[4]
Federal Division(s)Mayo[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
20.6 °C
69 °F		 10.3 °C
51 °F		 551.8 mm
21.7 in
Suburbs around Chiton:
Hindmarsh Valley Hindmarsh Valley
Port Elliot		 Port Elliot
Hayborough Chiton Port Elliot
Encounter Bay Encounter Bay Encounter Bay
FootnotesLocations[1]
Adjoining localities [1]

Chiton consists of land bounded by the alignment of Ocean Road to the west, Waterport Road to the north, the alignment of Brickyard Road in part to the east and Port Elliot Road and the coastline with Encounter Bay to the south.[1]

Boundaries for the locality were created on 7 June 2018 via the division of the existing suburb of Hayborough along the boundary between the local government areas of the Alexandrina Council and the City of Victor Harbor. The name change was requested by local residents via the Alexandrina Council. Chiton is a “long established name” within the locality and which has been used for a rocky coastal feature and for the name of a surf lifesaving club.[1][3][7]

Chiton is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the Alexandrina Council.[5][4][1]

References
Notes
  1. For the 2016 census, the suburb of Chiton did not exist at the time of census and the land within its extent was part of the suburb of Hayborough.[2][1]
Citations
  1. "Search results for 'Chiton, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'Postcodes', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hayborough (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. Knoll, Stephan (7 June 2018). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2113. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. "District of Finniss Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  7. Balnaves-Gale, Emmalie (29 May 2018). "Chiton officially becomes the South Coast's newest suburb". The Times on the Coast (Fairfax Regional Media). Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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