Mount Jagged, South Australia

Mount Jagged is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 55 kilometres (34 miles) south of the state capital of Adelaide and about 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) north-west and 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) north respectively of the municipal seats of Goolwa and Victor Harbor.^[1][5]

Mount Jagged South Australia
Mount Jagged
Coordinates	35°25′15″S 138°37′47″E / 35.420753°S 138.629717°E / -35.420753; 138.629717^[2]
Population	155 (SAL 2016)^[3]^[4]
Established	1998^[1]
Postcode(s)	5211 ^[5]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	55 km (34 mi) south of Adelaide 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Goolwa 15 km (9 mi) north of Victor Harbor
LGA(s)	Alexandrina Council^[1] City of Victor Harbor^[1]
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island^[6]
County	County of Hindmarsh^[1]
State electorate(s)	Finniss^[7]
Federal division(s)	Mayo^[8]
Mean max temp^[9] Mean min temp^[9] Annual rainfall^[9] 20.6 °C 69 °F 10.3 °C 51 °F 551.8 mm 21.7 in
Suburbs around Mount Jagged: Mount Compass Mount Compass Tooperang Mount Compass Hindmarsh Tiers Mount Jagged Mosquito Hill Middleton Hindmarsh Valley Port Elliot Hindmarsh Valley Middleton
Footnotes	Locations^[5]^[1] Adjoining localities^[1]

The boundaries were created in August 1998 for the part in the District Council of Victor Harbor and then again in August 2000 for the part in the Alexandrina Council. Its name is derived from Mount Jagged, a hill located within its boundaries.^[1][10]

The Victor Harbor Road passes through the locality.^[1] Land use within Mount Jagged is limited to non-broadacre farming and horticulture due to its location within a zone for the protection of groundwater intended to supply the needs of the town of Mount Compass.^[11][1]

Mount Jagged is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government areas of the Alexandrina Council and the City of Victor Harbor.^[8][7][1]

References

1. . Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
2. "Search results for 'Chiton, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Jagged (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.  
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Jagged (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
5. "Postcode for Mount Jagged, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
6. "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
7. . Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
8. "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
9. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Victor Harbor (Encounter Bay) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
10. . Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
11. "Development Plan, Alexandrina Council Consolidated – 7 May 2015". [Government of South Australia. pp. 363, 290, 463–468. Retrieved 29 April 2016.