Chiton, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Chiton
State:SA
Coord Ref:[1]
Pushpin Label Position:left
Established:7 June 2018
Established Footnotes:[2]
Postcode:5211
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACST
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:67
Dir1:S
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:11
Dir2:W
Region:Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
Lga:Alexandrina Council
Stategov:Finniss[3]
Fedgov:Mayo[4]
Maxtemp:20.6
Maxtemp Footnotes:[5]
Mintemp:10.3
Rainfall:551.8
Near-N:Hindmarsh Valley
Port Elliot
Near-Ne:Port Elliot
Near-Se:Encounter Bay
Near-S:Encounter Bay
Near-Sw:Encounter Bay
Near-W:Hayborough
Near-Nw:Hindmarsh Valley
Near:Chiton
Footnotes:Locations
Adjoining localities

Chiton is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Fleurieu Peninsula about south of the state capital of Adelaide and about west of the municipal seat of Goolwa.[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] [2] [6]

Chiton is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the Alexandrina Council.[4] [3] [1]

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  • Notes and References

    1. Web site: 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. 12 January 2019.
    2. Web site: Knoll. Stephan. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places . The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 17 June 2018. 2113. 7 June 2018.
    3. Web site: District of Finniss Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 2 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923233507/http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?task=document.download&id=549&Itemid=0. 23 September 2015. dead.
    4. Web site: Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011 . Australian Electoral Commission . 2 August 2015.
    5. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 17 June 2018.
    6. Web site: Emmalie . Balnaves-Gale . Chiton officially becomes the South Coast's newest suburb. The Times on the Coast (Fairfax Regional Media) . 29 May 2018. 8 June 2018.