Wombats Rest, South Australia

Wombats Rest South Australia
Wombats Rest
Coordinates	34°07′06″S 139°40′10″E[1]
Population	3 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established	27 March 2003[3]
Postcode(s)	5320[1]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	133 km (83 mi) north-east of Adelaide 94 km (58 mi) north-east of Mannum 9 km (6 mi) south of Morgan
LGA(s)	Mid Murray Council[1]
Region	Murray and Mallee[1]
County	Eyre[1]
State electorate(s)	Chaffey[4]
Federal division(s)	Barker[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6] 21.1 °C 70 °F 9.3 °C 49 °F 448.6 mm 17.7 in
Suburbs around Wombats Rest: Morgan Morgan Murbko Murbko Morgan Wombats Rest Murbko Morgan Morgan Murbko Murbko
Footnotes	Locations[1] Adjoining localities[1]

Wombats Rest is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s east on the western side of the Murray River about 133 kilometres (83 mi) north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 94 kilometres (58 mi) north-east of the municipal seat of Mannum.^[1]

Its boundaries were created on 27 March 2003, for the “long established name.”^[3]

Land use within Wombats Rest is entirely residential accommodation, with historical use for “‘holiday’ occupancy”, which is known as a shack site in Australia. Development within the locality has limits due to its location within the Murray River’s floodplain to “minimise damage to buildings” caused by regular flooding.^[7][1]

Wombats Rest is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Chaffey and the local government area of the Mid Murray Council.^[5][1][4]

References

1. "Search result for Wombats Rest, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Local Government areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Counties', 'Postcode', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories', 'Roads', 'River Murray Protection Area' and 'Gazetteer'". Retrieved 2 April 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wombats Rest (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. WEATHERILL, J. (27 March 2003). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the Mid Murray Council)" (PDF). the South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1184. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
4. "Electoral district of Chaffey". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
5. "Electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics EUDUNDA (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
7. "Development Plan - Mid Murray Council Consolidated – 14 June 2017" (PDF). South Australian Government. pp. 80–81, 164–165, 192, 425 & 510 223, 275–279. Retrieved 2 April 2018.