Dawesley
South Australia
Dawesley is located in South Australia
Dawesley
Dawesley
Coordinates35°02′32″S 138°56′43″E / 35.042299°S 138.945247°E / -35.042299; 138.945247[1]
Population259 (2016 census)[2]
Established1857
Location
LGA(s)District Council of Mount Barker
State electorate(s)electoral district of Kavel
Federal division(s)Division of Mayo
Localities around Dawesley:
Brukunga
Nairne Dawesley Kanmantoo
Petwood

Dawesley is a locality in South Australia. It is in the Adelaide Hills 40 km southeast of Adelaide. It is on Dawesley Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River, and the old Princes Highway between Nairne and Kanmantoo. It is in the Hundred of Kanmantoo.[3]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Dawesley had 259 people living within its boundaries.[2]

History

The town was laid out by William Bower Dawes and sold at the District Hotel, Nairne, on 4 May 1857.[4] Mount Beevor station, once held by T. Hope Murray, is nearby.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Search results for 'Dawesley, LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dawesley (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ↑ South Australian Names
  4. ↑ Manning, Geoffrey. "Dawesley" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History – Place Names. Retrieved 6 November 2017 – via State Library of South Australia.
  5. ↑ "Family Notices". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 2 May 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.


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