Established 2002 Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30) Postal code 5222 Lga Kangaroo Island Council | Postcode(s) 5222 Founded 2002 Federal division Division of Mayo | |
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Population 319 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Island Beach”) (2011 census) Location 118 km (73 mi) south of Adelaide city centre
11 km (7 mi) south of Penneshaw Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island | ||
Dudley West is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island overlooking the body of water known in Australia as the Southern Ocean and by international authorities as the Great Australian Bight. It is located about 107 kilometres (66 mi) south of the Adelaide city centre and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south-west of Penneshaw.
Map of Dudley West SA 5222, Australia
Its boundaries were created in March 2002 for the “long established name.” The locality is reported as being so named because it is located in the western part of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Dudley.
The land use within the locality is divided between agriculture and conservation with the latter land use being concerned with both the protected area, the Dudley Conservation Park, and land being subject to native vegetation heritage agreements.
Dudley West is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.