Stun'Sail Boom, South Australia

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the associated river, see Stun Sail Boom River.

Stun’Sail Boom is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight.^[8][9] It is located about 186 kilometres (116 miles) southwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 68 kilometres (42 miles) southwest of the municipal seat of Kingscote.^[2][3]

Stun'Sail Boom South Australia
Stun'Sail Boom
Coordinates	36.010360°S 137.027840°E / -36.010360; 137.027840
Population	407 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Vivonne Bay”) (2011 census)[1][lower-alpha 1]
Established	2002[2]
Postcode(s)	5223[3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	186 km (116 mi) southwest of Adelaide 68 km (42 mi) southwest of Kingscote
LGA(s)	Kangaroo Island Council[2]
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[4]
County	County of Carnarvon[2]
State electorate(s)	Mawson[5]
Federal division(s)	Mayo[6]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.1 °C 72 °F 11.5 °C 53 °F 534.0 mm 21 in
Suburbs around Stun'Sail Boom: Karatta Karatta Vivonne Bay Vivonne Bay Karatta Stun'Sail Boom Vivonne Bay Ocean Ocean Ocean
Footnotes	Coordinates[2] Locations[3][2] Climate[7] Adjoining localities[2]

Its boundaries were created in May 2002 for the “long established name” which is derived from the river located within its boundaries.^[2]

The land use within the locality consists of agriculture and conservation.^[10]

The locality includes the Tilka Huts, Shed and Graves Site which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register^[11]

Stun’Sail Boom is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.^[2][5][6]

References

Notes

1. For the 2011 census, the ‘State Suburb of Vivonne Bay’ consisted of the localities of Cape Borda, De Mole River, Duncan, Flinders Chase, Gosse, Karatta, Middle River, Newland, Stun’Sail Boom, Vivonne Bay and Western River.

Citations

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Vivonne Bay". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
2. "Search result for "Stun'Sail Boom (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0058381) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Counties" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
3. "Postcode for Stun'Sail Boom, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
4. "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
5. Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
6. "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAPE BORDA (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
8. "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF) (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. pp. 35–36. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
9. "AHS – AA609582" (PDF) (PDF). The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
10. "Development Plan, Kangaroo Island Council, Consolidated – 20 February 2014" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 135, 152 and 315–318. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
11. "Tilka Huts, Shed and Graves Site". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2 June 2016.