Coles, South Australia

Coles is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about 316 kilometres (196 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 39 kilometres (24 mi) south-west of the municipal seat of Naracoorte.[4]

Coles
South Australia
Coles is located in South Australia
Coles
Coles
Coordinates37°12′45″S 140°27′39″E[1]
Population39 (2016 census)[2]
Established3 December 1998[1][3]
Postcode(s)5272[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Naracoorte Lucindale Council[1]
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
CountyRobe[1]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[5]
Federal division(s)Barker[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
21.2 °C
70 °F		 8.4 °C
47 °F		 603.5 mm
23.8 in
Suburbs around Coles:
Lucindale Lucindale
Spence		 Spence
Fox Coles Spence
Bool Lagoon
Maaoupe
Furner Short Wattle Range East
FootnotesLocations[4]
Adjoining localities[1]

Boundaries for the locality were created and was given the name of Coles on 3 December 1998. The name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Coles in which the locality is located.[1] The hundred itself was named after Jenkin Coles who was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1875 to 1911.[8]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Coles had a population of 39 people.[2]

Coles is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.[6][5][1]

In January 2022 a bushfire burning within the locality resulted in the death of a CFS volunteer Louise Hincks.[9]

References
  1. "Search results for 'Coles, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coles (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Lucindale)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 3 December 1998. p. 1711. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. "Postcode for Coles, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. "District of MacKillop (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics LUCINDALE POST OFFICE (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - C" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. "Memorials to Firefighters, Remembering our Fallen". South Australian Country Fire Service Promotions Unit. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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