Menzies, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Menzies South Australia
Menzies Location in South Australia
Population	560 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Nepean Bay”) (2011 census)
Established	2002
Postcode(s)	5223
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	136 km (85 mi) south-west of Adelaide 19 km (12 mi) west of Kingscote
LGA(s)	Kangaroo Island Council
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
County	Carnarvon
State electorate(s)	Mawson >
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 21.0 °C 70 °F 9.0 °C 48 °F 444.0 mm 17.5 in
Suburbs around Menzies: Cassini Wisanger Wisanger Kingscote Cassini Menzies Cygnet River Kohinoor Kohinoor Cygnet River
Footnotes	Coordinates Locations Climate Adjoining localities

Menzies is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 136 kilometres (85 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 19 kilometres (12 miles) west of the municipal seat of Kingscote.

Its boundaries were created in May 2002 for the “long established name” which was derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Menzies.

The principal land use in the locality is primary production.

Menzies is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.