Wattle Range, South Australia

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
Coordinates	37°25′38″S 140°32′41″E[1]
Population	68 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established	18 December 1997[3]
Postcode(s)	5280[1]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	328 km (204 mi) SE of Adelaide 25 km (16 mi) NE of Millicent
LGA(s)	Wattle Range Council[1]
Region	Limestone Coast[1]
County	Grey[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
Footnotes	Locations[1] Adjoining localities[1]

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]

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]

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 (28 June 2022). "Wattle Range (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
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.