[13] It overlooks the coastline adjoining the following three bodies of water – Gulf St Vincent, Investigator Strait, and Backstairs Passage.

It also overlooks the following facilities both located at the headland of Cape Jervis – the Cape Jervis Lighthouse and the port used by Kangaroo Island SeaLink which operates the ferry service to Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island.

[14][15][16] The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Cape Jervis had 264 people living within its boundaries.

[2] Cape Jervis is the starting point for the Heysen Trail, a walking track of 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) in length which finishes at Parachilna Gorge in the Flinders Ranges.

[14] Cape Jervis is also notable as a point of embarkment for fishing charters.