Island Beach, South Australia
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Island Beach is a 4 km white sand swimming beach in Eastern Cove approximately 15 minutes from Penneshaw, South Australia
, and approximately 45 minutes from Kingscote
. Island Beach has a small permanent population, and many rental houses. At the 2006 census
, Island Beach had a population of 166.
John Stewart Browne subdivided Island Beach in 1961 into 254 allotments, with average block sizes exceeding 1000 square metres. Development stalled for a number of years, due largely to a reluctance of the local council to construct roads through the estate, which under planning regulations of the time were not the responsibility of the developer.
In the late 1970s a separate land subdivision occurred to the south of the original estate. Known locally as Carter's Estate, these allotments were more traditionally under 1000 square metres in size. Throughout the late 1980s and beyond, development accelerated with substantial seafront residences being erected, and land values beginning to rise.
There was considerable controversy in 2005, when the Kangaroo Island Council approved an upper floor extension to an existing dwelling, which exceeded the 6.5 metre height restriction imposed by the council under its own planning regulations.
Facilities at Island Beach include a general store and fuel station.There is limited access to the beach for boat launching and retrieval.
Penneshaw, South Australia
Penneshaw is a township on the northeast coast of the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, and is the island's main ferry port with regular services from Cape Jervis. Penneshaw features a Maritime and Folk Museum, and evening tours to a colony of Little Penguin, the only species...
, and approximately 45 minutes from Kingscote
Kingscote, South Australia
- Facilities :Kingscote has a school offering years 1 to 12, a hospital, supermarket, post office and Government offices. It is the administrative centre for the Kangaroo Island Council, whose offices have recently undergone a significant upgrade....
. Island Beach has a small permanent population, and many rental houses. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Island Beach had a population of 166.
John Stewart Browne subdivided Island Beach in 1961 into 254 allotments, with average block sizes exceeding 1000 square metres. Development stalled for a number of years, due largely to a reluctance of the local council to construct roads through the estate, which under planning regulations of the time were not the responsibility of the developer.
In the late 1970s a separate land subdivision occurred to the south of the original estate. Known locally as Carter's Estate, these allotments were more traditionally under 1000 square metres in size. Throughout the late 1980s and beyond, development accelerated with substantial seafront residences being erected, and land values beginning to rise.
There was considerable controversy in 2005, when the Kangaroo Island Council approved an upper floor extension to an existing dwelling, which exceeded the 6.5 metre height restriction imposed by the council under its own planning regulations.
Facilities at Island Beach include a general store and fuel station.There is limited access to the beach for boat launching and retrieval.