Iron Knob is a town in the Australian state of South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula immediately south of the Eyre Highway. At the 2006 census, Iron Knob and the surrounding area had a population of 199. The town obtained its name from its proximity to large deposits of iron ore, most notably Iron Monarch which outcropped prominently from the relatively flat, surrounding landscape.
Population: 110 (SAL 2021)
Established: 11 February 1915 (town) · 29 July 2004 (locality)
Postcode(s): 5611
Elevation: 66 m (217 ft)
Location: 375 km (233 mi) NW of Adelaide · 70 km (43 mi) SW of Port Augusta · 55 km (34 mi) NW of Whyalla
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