Limestone Coast region

Infrastructure

The Limestone Coast Region is located in the far south-east of South Australia, encompassing the seven local government areas of the District Council of Grant, the Kingston District Council area, the City of Mount Gambier, the Naracoorte-Lucindale Council area, the District Council of Robe, the Tatiara District Council area, and the Wattle Range Council area. The Region encompasses a total land area of more than 21,000 square kilometres, including numerous national parks, conservation parks, lakes and beaches. The Limestone Coast Region is predominantly rural, with the main city being Mount Gambier, and regional centres at Beachport, Bordertown, Keith, Kingston SE, Millicent, Naracoorte, Penola and Robe. More than one third of the population live in the City of Mount Gambier. Smaller townships include Coonawarra, Furner, Glencoe, Hatherleigh, Kalangadoo, Lucindale, Mount Burr, Nangwarry, Port MacDonnell, Rendelsham, Southend, Tantanoola and Tarpeena, with numerous small villages and coastal communities.

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NOTE: The land use shown in the map is derived from ABS Mesh Block categories. Mesh Blocks broadly identify land use and are not designed to provide definitive land use. It is purely an indicator of the main planned land use for a Mesh Blocks. For more information please refer to ABS Mesh Block categories.

Transportation Networks

  • Dukes Highway
  • Jubilee Highway
  • Ngarkat Highway
  • Princes Highway
  • Riddoch Highway
  • Southern Ports Highway
  • several small airports (Kingston, Mount Gambier, Naracoorte and Robe)

Distances

  • Adelaide CBD 200-450 km
  • Melbourne CBD 400-500 km

Major Industrial Precincts

  • Mount Gambier township
  • Naracoorte township

RDA Limestone Coast Region

economic profile