Dawesley

Dawesley
Town
Dawesley
Coordinates: 35°02′32″S 138°56′43″E / 35.042299°S 138.945247°E / -35.042299; 138.945247[3]
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
LGA	District Council of Mount Barker
Location	40 km (25 mi) SE of Adelaide 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Nairne
Established	1857
Government
• State electorate	electoral district of Kavel
• Federal division	Division of Mayo
Population
• Total	259 (2016 census)[2]
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.^[4]

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.^[5] Mount Beevor station, once held by T. Hope Murray, is nearby.^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dawesley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dawesley (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
3. "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.
4. South Australian Names
5. Manning, Geoffrey. "Dawesley" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History – Place Names. Retrieved 6 November 2017 – via State Library of South Australia.
6. "Family Notices". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 2 May 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.