| Type: | town |
| Mount Compass | |
| State: | sa |
| Coordinates: | -35.3506°N 138.6203°W |
| Coord Ref: | [1] |
| Pop: | 1,457 |
| Established: | 5 August 1999 |
| Established Footnotes: | [2] |
| Postcode: | 5210[3] |
| Timezone: | ACST |
| Utc: | +9:30 |
| Timezone-Dst: | ACST |
| Utc-Dst: | +10:30 |
| Dist1: | 47 |
| Dir1: | South |
| Location1: | Adelaide |
| Lga: | Alexandrina Council |
| Lga2: | District Council of Yankalilla |
| County: | Hindmarsh |
| Region: | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[4] |
| Stategov: | Finniss[5] |
| Fedgov: | Mayo[6] |
| Maxtemp: | 19.4 |
| Maxtemp Footnotes: | [7] |
| Mintemp: | 7.5 |
| Rainfall: | 751.3 |
| Footnotes: | Locations Adjoining localities |
Mount Compass is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on the A13 south of Adelaide, and north of Victor Harbor. It is a small community, traditionally supported by farming. Both market gardens and dairy have proved lucrative in the area.[8] At the 2016 census, Mount Compass shared a population of 1,457 with adjoining localities.
Boundaries were created for the portion within the District Council of Yankalilla during August 1999 and for the portion in the Alexandrina Council on 31 August 2000.[2]