The district's economy is based around agriculture, with grazing, crops, viticulture and forestry prevalent. Fishing, and more recently, aquaculture has been established as an economic viability on the island.[citation needed] Tourism is also a contributor to the economy, with tourists coming to the island for its natural environment and history.[citation needed]
kangaroo, island, council, this, article, about, local, government, area, associated, island, kangaroo, island, local, government, area, south, australia, that, covers, entirety, kangaroo, island, coast, mainland, council, formed, november, 1996, amalgamation,. This article is about the local government area For the associated island see Kangaroo Island The Kangaroo Island Council is a local government area in South Australia that covers the entirety of Kangaroo Island 13 km off the coast of the mainland The council was formed on the 28 November 1996 by the amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley Its first meeting held on 11 December 1996 6 Kangaroo Island Council South AustraliaLocation of Kangaroo Island CouncilPopulation4 894 LGA 2021 1 Density1 11 km2 290 sq mi Established1996Area4 400 1 km2 1 698 9 sq mi MayorMichael Pengilly 2 Council seatKingscoteRegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island 3 State electorate s Mawson 4 Federal division s Mayo 5 WebsiteKangaroo Island CouncilLGAs around Kangaroo Island Council Investigator Strait District Council of YankalillaSouthern Ocean Kangaroo Island CouncilSouthern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern OceanThe seat of the council is located in the island s largest town Kingscote The district s population at the 2016 census was approximately 4 700 7 Contents 1 Elected members 2 Economy 3 Localities 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksElected members editMayor Michael Pengilly CEO Greg Georgopoulos 8 Councillors 9 Bob Teasdale Ken Liu Peter Denholm Peter Tiggemann Rosalie Chirgwin Sam Mumford Shirley Pledge David Mepham Richard CotterillEconomy editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The district s economy is based around agriculture with grazing crops viticulture and forestry prevalent Fishing and more recently aquaculture has been established as an economic viability on the island citation needed Tourism is also a contributor to the economy with tourists coming to the island for its natural environment and history citation needed Localities editLocalities within the jurisdiction of the Kangaroo Island Council are as follows American Beach American River Antechamber Bay Ballast Head Baudin Beach Bay of Shoals Birchmore Brown Beach Brownlow KI Cape Borda Cassini Cuttlefish Bay Cygnet River De Mole River D Estrees Bay Dudley East Dudley West Duncan Emu Bay Flinders Chase Gosse Haines Island Beach Ironstone Kangaroo Head Karrata Kingscote Kohinoor MacGillivray Menzies Middle River Muston Nepean Bay Newland North Cape Parndana Pelican Lagoon Penneshaw Porky Flat Sapphiretown Seal Bay Seddon Stokes Bay Stun Sail Boom Vivonne Bay Western River Willoughby Willson River and Wisanger 10 See also editList of parks and gardens in rural South Australia Kangaroo Island disambiguation References edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Kangaroo Island Local Government Area Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 nbsp Elected Members Kangaroo Island Council Retrieved 9 April 2016 Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region PDF The Government of South Australia Retrieved 10 October 2014 Mawson Map Electoral District Boundaries Commission 2016 Retrieved 2 March 2018 Federal electoral division of Mayo boundary gazetted 16 December 2011 PDF Australian Electoral Commission Retrieved 2 August 2015 Kangaroo Island Council About Council Retrieved 3 December 2015 Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Kangaroo Island DC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 16 November 2017 nbsp Council Kangaroo Island 1 November 2019 New CEO appointed for Kangaroo Island Council Kangaroo Island Council Retrieved 20 December 2019 Council Kangaroo Island 7 November 2019 Elected Members Kangaroo Island Council Retrieved 20 December 2019 Search result for Kangaroo Island IS Record no SA0033933 with the following layers selected Suburbs and Localities and Local Government Areas Property Location Browser Government of South Australia Archived from the original on 12 October 2016 Retrieved 22 May 2016 External links editCouncil Website Tourism Site 35 39 00 S 137 37 59 E 35 65 S 137 633 E 35 65 137 633 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kangaroo Island Council amp oldid 1185146589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
