Canunda, South Australia

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the associated protected area, see Canunda National Park.

Canunda 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 339 kilometres (211 miles) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and 49 kilometres (30 miles) south of the centre of Mount Gambier.^{[1][4][9][10]}

Canunda South Australia
Mounce and Battye Rocks, Canunda
Canunda
Coordinates	37°40′21″S 140°17′09″E / 37.67253°S 140.28585°E / -37.67253; 140.28585^[1]
Population	21 (SAL 2021)^[2]
Established	23 February 1995^[3]
Postcode(s)	5291 ^[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	339 km (211 mi) south-east of Adelaide 49 km (30 mi) west of Mount Gambier 10 km (6 mi) west of Millicent
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant Wattle Range Council.^[1]
Region	Limestone Coast^[1]
County	Grey^[1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop^[5] Mount Gambier^[6]
Federal division(s)	Barker^[7]
Mean max temp^[8] Mean min temp^[8] Annual rainfall^[8] 19.0 °C 66 °F 8.2 °C 47 °F 708.4 mm 27.9 in
Suburbs around Canunda: Ocean Southend Rendelsham Rendelsham Ocean Canunda Millicent Tantanoola German Flat Ocean Carpenter Rocks Carpenter Rocks
Footnotes	Locations^[4] Adjoining localities^[1]

Boundaries were created in February 1995 for the “long established name” which is reported as being derived from the “Canunda Conservation Park”.^[1]

Canunda consists of land along the coastline extending from south of the town centre of Southend in the north to just before the headland of Cape Banks in the south and the land between the coast and Woakwine Range in the east including the entirety of Lake Bonney SE.^[11][1]

The land use within the locality consists of agriculture and conservation with latter being associated with land adjoining the coastline which includes the protected area known as the Canunda National Park.^[12][1][13]

The historic Lake Bonney Woolwash and Fellmongery Sites straddle the boundary of Canunda and the adjoining locality of Millicent.^[14]

Canunda is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral districts of MacKillop and Mount Gambier and the local government areas of the District Council of Grant and the Wattle Range Council.^[7][6][5][1]

References

1. "Search results for 'Canunda, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Railways' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Canunda (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
3. Kentish, P.M. (23 February 1995). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries to a Place" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 678. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
4. "Postcode for Canunda, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
5. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
6. "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
7. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
8. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Mount Gambier Aero (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
9. (PDF) (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. pp. 35–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
10. (PDF) (PDF). The Australian Hydrographic Service. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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, 138, 199 and 205–208. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
13. Development Plan - Wattle Range Council, Consolidated – 7 February 2013 (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 107, 131, 205 and 221-2130.
14. "Former Woolwash and Fellmongery sites, Cottage and separate Cellar". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 August 2016.