Cape Douglas, South Australia

Cape Douglas is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the state’s south-east coast overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is about 386 kilometres (240 miles) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and 24 kilometres (15 miles) south of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier.^[1][3][8][9]

Cape Douglas South Australia
Cape Douglas
Coordinates	38°01′23″S 140°35′31″E[1]
Population	68 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode(s)	5291 [3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	386 km (240 mi) south-east of Adelaide 24 km (15 mi) south of Mount Gambier
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant[1]
Region	Limestone Coast[4]
County	Grey[1]
State electorate(s)	Mount Gambier[5]
Federal division(s)	Barker[6]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 19.0 °C 66 °F 8.2 °C 47 °F 708.4 mm 27.9 in
Suburbs around Cape Douglas: Kongorong Kongorong Mount Schank Mount Schank Nene Valley Cape Douglas Allendale East Port MacDonnell Ocean Ocean Ocean
Footnotes	Locations[3][1] Climate[7] Adjoining localities[1]

Its boundaries were created on 31 October 1996 for the ‘long established name’ which is considered by the relevant government agency as being named after Douglas Point, a coastal feature within the locality’s boundaries and which was renamed as Cape Douglas on 18 January 1996 “to agree with the long established locally used name of the feature.” The following shack sites have been included within the locality - the Cape Douglas Shack Site, also known as the Douglas Point Shack Site, and the Middle Point Shack Site.^[1][10]

Cape Douglas consists of land along the coastline extending from Jones Bay in the west to the Middle Point Headland in the east and including the following features - the Cape Douglas headland and Umpherstone Bay on its eastern side.^[11][1]

The land use within the locality is dominated by agriculture with land adjoining the coastline which includes the protected area known as the Douglas Point Conservation Park being zoned for conservation and an area overlooking Umpherstone Bay being zoned for residential use.^[12][13]

Cape Douglas is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.^[6][5][1]

References

1. "Search results for 'Cape Douglas, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cape Douglas (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. "Postcode for Cape Douglas, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
4. "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
5. "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Mount Gambier Aero (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
8. "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF) (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. pp. 35–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
9. "AHS – AA609582" (PDF) (PDF). The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
10. Kentish, P.M. (18 January 1996). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1991 Notice to Alter the Name of a Place" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 364. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
11. Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 175, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
12. "Development Plan, Grant Council, Consolidated – 11 February 2016" (PDF). [Government of South Australia. pp. 108, 116, 138, 216–217 and 287–288. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
13. "Search results for 'Cape Douglas, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2018.