Prospect Hill, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Prospect Hill
State:sa
Pop:159
Postcode:5201
Elevation:400
Dist1:7
Dir1:south
Location1:Meadows
Dist2:46
Dir2:south
Location2:Adelaide
Lga:District Council of Mount Barker
Lga2:Alexandrina Council
Stategov:Heysen
Fedgov:Mayo
Coordinates:-35.22°N 138.73°W
Local Map:yes -->
Near-N:Meadows
Near-E:Bull Creek
Near-S:McHarg Creek
Near-Sw:Blackfellows Creek
Near-W:Kuitpo
Footnotes:[1]

Prospect Hill is a small town in the southern Adelaide Hills of South Australia, Its major industries are forestry in Kuitpo Forest and dairy farming. There are also mountain bike trails in the area.[2]

Prospect Hill was severely impacted by the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983. The town lost 16 houses, the scout hall and CWA hall.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Prospect Hill (LOCB) . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser Report . SD11336 . 25 July 2007 . 8 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Prospect Hill . Adelaide MTB Trails . 8 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Ash Wednesday Exhibition at Prospect Hill . 16 February 2008 . Ashley . Walsh . . 8 December 2019.