Dawesley

Town in South Australia

35°02′32″S 138°56′43″E / 35.042299°S 138.945247°E / -35.042299; 138.945247^[1]Population259 (2016 census)^[2]Established1857Location

40 km (25 mi) SE of Adelaide
4 km (2 mi) east of Nairne

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

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dawesley (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^ South Australian Names
^ Manning, Geoffrey. "Dawesley" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History – Place Names. Retrieved 6 November 2017 – via State Library of South Australia.
^ "Family Notices". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 2 May 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 15 November 2014 – via National Library of Australia.