Birchmore is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about 138 kilometres (86 miles) south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south-east of the municipal seat of Kingscote.[2][3]

Birchmore South Australia
Birchmore
Coordinates	35.7956°S 137.476880°E / -35.7956; 137.476880
Population	560 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Nepean Bay”) (2011 census)[1][lower-alpha 1]
Established	2002[2]
Postcode(s)	5223 [3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	138 km (86 mi) south-west of Adelaide 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Kingscote
LGA(s)	Kangaroo Island Council[2]
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[4]
County	County of Carnarvon[2]
State electorate(s)	Mawson[5]
Federal division(s)	Mayo[6]
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 Birchmore: Cygnet River Cygnet River Cygnet River Kohinoor MacGillivray Birchmore MacGillivray MacGillivray MacGillivray MacGillivray
Footnotes	Coordinates[2] Locations[3] Climate[7] Adjoining localities[2]

Its boundaries were created in May 2002 for the “long established name” which was derived from the Birchmore Community Hall, a facility located within the locality’s boundaries.[2]

The principal land use in the locality is primary production.[2][8]

Birchmore is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.[6][5][2]

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