# Kangaroo Island Council

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This article is about the local government area. For the associated island, see [Kangaroo Island](/source/Kangaroo_Island).

Local government area in South Australia

Local government area in South Australia, Australia

Kangaroo Island Council Local government area Location of Kangaroo Island Council Country Australia State South Australia Region Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[1] Established 1996 Council seat Kingscote Government • Mayor Michael Pengilly[2] • State electorate Mawson [3] • Federal division Mayo[4] Area • Total 4,400.1 km2 (1,698.9 sq mi) Population • Total 4,894 (LGA 2021)[6] • Density 1.11/km2 (2.9/sq mi) Website Kangaroo Island Council LGAs around Kangaroo Island Council Investigator Strait District Council of Yankalilla Southern Ocean Kangaroo Island Council Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The **Kangaroo Island Council** is a [local government area](/source/Local_government_in_Australia) in [South Australia](/source/South_Australia) that covers the entirety of [Kangaroo Island](/source/Kangaroo_Island), 13 km off the [coast](/source/Coast) of the mainland. The council was formed on the 28 November 1996 by the amalgamation of the [District Council of Kingscote](/source/District_Council_of_Kingscote) and the [District Council of Dudley](/source/District_Council_of_Dudley). Its first meeting held on 11 December 1996.[7]

The seat of the council is located in the island's largest town, [Kingscote](/source/Kingscote%2C_South_Australia). The district's population at the [2016 census](/source/2016_Australian_census) was approximately 4,700.[8]

## Elected members

**Mayor**: Michael Pengilly **CEO**: Greg Georgopoulos[9]

**[Councillors](/source/Councillors)**:[10]

- Bob Teasdale

- Ken Liu

- Peter Denholm

- Peter Tiggemann

- Rosalie Chirgwin

- Sam Mumford

- Shirley Pledge

- David Mepham

- Richard Cotterill

## Economy

The district's largest industry is agriculture, forestry, and fishing.[11] Tourism is also a contributor to the economy, with tourists coming to the island for its natural environment.[12]

## Localities

Localities within the jurisdiction of the Kangaroo Island Council are as follows: [American Beach](/source/American_Beach%2C_South_Australia), [American River](/source/American_River%2C_South_Australia), [Antechamber Bay](/source/Antechamber_Bay%2C_South_Australia), [Ballast Head](/source/Ballast_Head%2C_South_Australia), [Baudin Beach](/source/Baudin_Beach%2C_South_Australia), [Bay of Shoals](/source/Bay_of_Shoals%2C_South_Australia), [Birchmore](/source/Birchmore%2C_South_Australia), [Brown Beach](/source/Brown_Beach%2C_South_Australia), [Brownlow KI](/source/Brownlow_KI%2C_South_Australia), [Cape Borda](/source/Cape_Borda%2C_South_Australia), [Cassini](/source/Cassini%2C_South_Australia), [Cuttlefish Bay](/source/Cuttlefish_Bay%2C_South_Australia), [Cygnet River](/source/Cygnet_River%2C_South_Australia), [De Mole River](/source/De_Mole_River%2C_South_Australia), [D'Estrees Bay](/source/D'Estrees_Bay%2C_South_Australia), [Dudley East](/source/Dudley_East%2C_South_Australia), [Dudley West](/source/Dudley_West%2C_South_Australia), [Duncan](/source/Duncan%2C_South_Australia), [Emu Bay](/source/Emu_Bay%2C_South_Australia), [Flinders Chase](/source/Flinders_Chase%2C_South_Australia), [Gosse](/source/Gosse%2C_South_Australia), [Haines](/source/Haines%2C_South_Australia), [Island Beach](/source/Island_Beach%2C_South_Australia), [Ironstone](/source/Ironstone%2C_South_Australia), [Kangaroo Head](/source/Kangaroo_Head%2C_South_Australia), [Karrata](/source/Karatta%2C_South_Australia), [Kingscote](/source/Kingscote%2C_South_Australia), [Kohinoor](/source/Kohinoor%2C_South_Australia), [MacGillivray](/source/MacGillivray%2C_South_Australia), [Menzies](/source/Menzies%2C_South_Australia), [Middle River](/source/Middle_River%2C_South_Australia), [Muston](/source/Muston%2C_South_Australia), [Nepean Bay](/source/Nepean_Bay%2C_South_Australia), [Newland](/source/Newland%2C_South_Australia), [North Cape](/source/North_Cape%2C_South_Australia), [Parndana](/source/Parndana%2C_South_Australia), [Pelican Lagoon](/source/Pelican_Lagoon%2C_South_Australia), [Penneshaw](/source/Penneshaw%2C_South_Australia), [Porky Flat](/source/Porky_Flat%2C_South_Australia), [Sapphiretown](/source/Sapphiretown%2C_South_Australia), [Seal Bay](/source/Seal_Bay%2C_South_Australia), [Seddon](/source/Seddon%2C_South_Australia), [Stokes Bay](/source/Stokes_Bay%2C_South_Australia), [Stun'Sail Boom](/source/Stun'Sail_Boom%2C_South_Australia), [Vivonne Bay](/source/Vivonne_Bay%2C_South_Australia_(locality)), [Western River](/source/Western_River%2C_South_Australia), [Willoughby](/source/Willoughby%2C_South_Australia), [Willson River](/source/Willson_River%2C_South_Australia), and [Wisanger](/source/Wisanger%2C_South_Australia).[13]

## See also

- [List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia](/source/List_of_parks_and_gardens_in_rural_South_Australia)

- [Kangaroo Island (disambiguation)](/source/Kangaroo_Island_(disambiguation))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-region_1-0)** ["Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region"](http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/21612/Fleurieu_Kangaroo_Island_SA_Government_region.pdf) (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Elected Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160411091019/https://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au/electedmembers). Kangaroo Island Council. Archived from [the original](http://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au/electedmembers) on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-EDBC_3-0)** [*Mawson*](https://edbc.sa.gov.au/redistributions/2016/2016-electoral-district-maps/mawson-map-2016-pdf/download.html) (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AEC_4-0)** ["Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011"](https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-mayo.pdf) (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Kangaroo Island Council (Local Government Area)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/LGA42750). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Kangaroo Island Council (Local Government Area)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/LGA42750). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Kangaroo Island Council. ["About Council"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151121181412/http://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au/about). Archived from [the original](http://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au/about) on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Census2016_8-0)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (27 June 2017). ["Kangaroo Island (DC)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/LGA42750). *2016 Census QuickStats*. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Council, Kangaroo Island (1 November 2019). ["New CEO appointed for Kangaroo Island Council"](https://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au/notice-board/latest-news/new-ceo-appointed-for-kangaroo-island-council). *Kangaroo Island Council*. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Council, Kangaroo Island (7 November 2019). ["Elected Members"](https://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au/council/elected-members). *Kangaroo Island Council*. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Kangaroo Island: 2021 Census Community Profiles: Working Population Profile"](https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/community-profiles/2021/LGA42750). *Australian Bureau of Statistics*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["About Kangaroo Island"](https://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au/community/recreation/aboutki). *Kangaroo Island Council*. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PLB_13-0)** ["Search result for " Kangaroo Island (IS)" (Record no SA0033933) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas""](https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/). *Property Location Browser*. Government of South Australia. Archived from [the original](http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/#) on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

## External links

- [Council Website](http://www.kangarooisland.sa.gov.au)

- [Tourism Site](https://www.tourkangarooisland.com.au)

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v t e Suburbs and localities of the Kangaroo Island Council American Beach American River Antechamber Bay Ballast Head Baudin Beach Bay of Shoals Birchmore Brown Beach Brownlow KI Cape Borda Cassini Cuttlefish Bay Cygnet River De Mole River D'Estrees Bay Dudley East Dudley West Duncan Emu Bay Flinders Chase Gosse Haines Island Beach Ironstone Kangaroo Head Karatta Kingscote Kohinoor MacGillivray Menzies Middle River Muston Nepean Bay Newland North Cape Parndana Pelican Lagoon Penneshaw Porky Flat Sapphiretown Seal Bay Seddon Stokes Bay Stun'sail Boom Vivonne Bay Western River Willoughby Willson River Wisanger

v t e Kangaroo Island Major townships American River Kingscote Parndana Penneshaw Beaches American Beach Baudin Beach Brown Beach D'Estrees Bay Emu Bay Island Beach Nepean Bay Vivonne Bay Coastal features Western end of island Cape Borda Cape du Couedic Cape Gantheaume D'Estrees Bay Fides Bluff Maupertuis Bay Nepean Bay Pelican Lagoon Point Marsden Ravine des Casoars Stokes Bay Vivonne Bay Dudley Peninsula Cape St Albans Cape Willoughby Kangaroo Head Moncrieff Bay Pink Bay Protected areas National parks Flinders Chase Conservation parks Baudin Beatrice Islet Beyeria Busby Islet Cape Gantheaume Cape Willoughby Cygnet Estuary Dudley Kelly Hill Lashmar Lathami Lesueur Mount Taylor Nepean Bay Parndana Pelican Lagoon Seal Bay Seddon Simpson Vivonne Bay Marine parks Encounter Western Kangaroo Island Southern Kangaroo Island Wilderness Protection Areas Cape Bouguer Cape Gantheaume Cape Torrens Ravine des Casoars Western River Islands adjacent to Kangaroo Island coast Beatrice Islets Busby Islet Casuarina Islets Douglas Rock Nobby Islet Paisley Islet Pelican Lagoon Islets Pelorus Islet Related and uncategorised 2007 Kangaroo Island bushfires County of Carnarvon Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island Hundred of Dudley Kangaroo Island Council Kangaroo Island wine region Kingscote Airport Middle River Reservoir Category Commons

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