Established 2002 Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30) Postal code 5223 Lga Kangaroo Island Council | Postcode(s) 5223 Founded 2002 Federal division Division of Mayo | |
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Population 2034 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Kingscote”) (2011 census) Location 129 km (80 mi) south-west of Adelaide
16 km (10 mi) west of Kingscote Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island | ||
Wisanger is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island overlooking Investigator Strait to the north and the Bay of Shoals to the east about 129 kilometres (80 mi) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of the municipal seat of Kingscote.
Map of Wisanger SA 5223, Australia
Its boundaries were created in March 2002 for the “long established name” which is reported as being given by a “Henry Partridge, who took up land there, after 'Wisanger Manor' near Stroud, Gloucestershire once owned by his forebears.”
The locality includes the former Wisanger School which is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.
Wisanger is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.