Wattle Range, South Australia

Wattle Range is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about 328 kilometres (204 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of the municipal seat in Millicent.[1]

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the associated local government area, see Wattle Range Council.

Wattle Range
South Australia
Wattle Range
Coordinates37°25′38″S 140°32′41″E[1]
Population72 (2016 census)[2]
Established18 December 1997[3]
Postcode(s)5280[1]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Wattle Range Council[1]
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
CountyGrey[1]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[4]
Federal Division(s)Barker[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
20.5 °C
69 °F		 8.1 °C
47 °F		 568.7 mm
22.4 in
Suburbs around Wattle Range:
Furner Short Short
Wattle Range East
Furner Wattle Range Wattle Range East
Furner Mount Burr
Mount McIntyre
 Mount McIntyre
Kalangadoo
FootnotesLocations[1]
Adjoining localities[1]

Wattle Range’s boundaries were created on 18 December 1997 for the “local established name” which is derived from the Wattle Range Community Centre which is located in the adjoining locality of Wattle Range East. The locality’s boundaries align with following existing roads and drains. Clay Wells Road, and Lde Road (sic) to the north, a section of the Grey Riddoch Drain to the north-east, Manga Road to the east, the Reedy Creek B13 Drain and the Mount Burr Road in the south, and O’neills Lane to the west.[1][3]

Land use within Wattle Range is zoned as primary production with the exception of land dedicated as the Calectasia Conservation Park in the locality’s north-east corner.[7]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Wattle Range had a population of 72 people.[2]

Wattle Range is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Wattle Range Council.[5][1][4]

References
  1. "Search results for "Wattle Range, LOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'Postcodes', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetter' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wattle Range (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. Kotz, Dorothy (18 December 1997). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1655. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  4. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics COONAWARRA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  7. "Search results for "Wattle Range, LOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Gazetter' and 'Land Development Planning Zone Categories'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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