Dawesley
Town in South Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Town in South Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dawesley is a locality in South Australia. It is in the Adelaide Hills 40 km southeast of Adelaide. It is on Dawesley Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River, and the old Princes Highway between Nairne and Kanmantoo. It is in the Hundred of Kanmantoo.[3]
Dawesley South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°02′32″S 138°56′43″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 259 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1857 | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | District Council of Mount Barker | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | electoral district of Kavel | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Division of Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Dawesley had 259 people living within its boundaries.[2]
The town was laid out by William Bower Dawes and sold at the District Hotel, Nairne, on 4 May 1857.[4] Mount Beevor station, once held by T. Hope Murray, is nearby.[5]
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