Hindmarsh Tiers, South Australia

Hindmarsh Tiers (also known as The Tiers) is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of the state capital of Adelaide and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the municipal seat of Victor Harbor.[1][4]

Hindmarsh Tiers
South Australia
Hindmarsh Tiers
Coordinates35°25′26″S 138°34′12″E[1]
Population91 (2016 census)[2]
Established6 August 1998[3]
Postcode(s)5202[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)City of Victor Harbor[1]
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[5]
County Hindmarsh[1]
State electorate(s)Finniss[6]
Federal Division(s)Mayo[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
19.4 °C
67 °F		 7.5 °C
46 °F		 756.3 mm
29.8 in
Suburbs around Hindmarsh Tiers:
Myponga Myponga
Mount Compass
Mount Jagged		 Mount Jagged
Myponga Hindmarsh Tiers Mount Jagged
Inman Valley Inman Valley
Hindmarsh Valley		 Hindmarsh Valley
FootnotesLocations[4][1]
Adjoining localities[1]

Boundaries for the locality were created in August 1998 for the “long established name.”[1][3] A school operated from 1920 to 1938 within what is now the locality.[9]

Hindmarsh Tiers Road which is maintained by the state government passes through the locality in an east-west alignment with the road forming part of its southern boundary. [1][10]

Land use within Hindmarsh Tiers is limited to “farming activities on large land holdings that do not pollute water resources” due to its location within a watershed protection zone. The protected area known as the Gum Tree Gully Conservation Park is located in the western side of the locality.[11][12]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Hindmarsh Tiers had 91 people living within its boundaries. [2]

Hindmarsh Tiers is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the City of Victor Harbor.[7][6][1]

References
  1. "Search results for 'Hindmarsh Tiers, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hindmarsh Tiers (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 332. 6 August 1998. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. "Postcode for Hindmarsh Tiers, South Australia". Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. "Fleurieu Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  6. "Finniss (Electoral district profile)". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. "Profile of the electoral division of Mayo (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  8. "Summary (climate) Summary statistics MYPONGA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  9. "Place Names of South Australia - H". The Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. "City of Victor Harbor Rural Roads - RACK PLAN 963" (PDF). Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  11. "Development Plan, Victor Harbor Council, Consolidated – 20 June 2017" (PDF). [Government of South Australia. pp. 268, 319, 322, 324 and 428. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  12. "Search results for 'Hindmarsh Tiers, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Local Government Areas', 'Gazetteer' and 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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