Local government areas of South Australia

Local government in the Australian state of South Australia describes the organisations and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by section 64A of Constitution Act 1934 (SA).[1]

LGAs sorted by region

The organisations, often called local government areas (LGAs) are constituted and managed in accordance with the Local Government Act 1999 (South Australia). They are grouped below by region, as defined by the Local Government Association of South Australia.[2] Maralinga Tjarutja and Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara aboriginal councils both located in the remote north of the state are by far the largest South Australian LGAs, both exceeding 100,000 km2.[3] Coorong District Council and Loxton Waikerie are the next largest LGAs.[3] The smallest LGAs are Walkerville and then Prospect, both occupying less than 10 km2 each.[3]

The area with the largest population growth was Playford in Adealide's northern suburbs with a net increase of 2,847 people from June 2021 to June 2022.[3] Port Pirie had the largest net reduction in population of 106.[3] The fastest growth of an LGA in South Australia was in Adelaide Plains at 4.9 percent.[3] Coober Pedy was the fastest shrinking LGA, at -3.0 percent.[3]

Metropolitan Adelaide

This group of areas are found around Metropolitan Adelaide along a 70 km stretch of the Gulf St Vincent coast and up to 50 km inland.

Local government area Council seat Year est. Land area Population[3] Notes Map
km² sq mi Density (2022)[3] 2021 2022
City of AdelaideAdelaide184016 6 167725,55126,120Capital city of South Australia
1840 Established as Adelaide Corporation
1843 Managed by the Colonial government, and then a commission
1852 Re-established
1919 Office of Mayor raised to Lord Mayor
Adelaide Hills CouncilWoodside1997795 307 5241,25041,448Amalgamation of District Councils of East Torrens, Gumeracha, Onkaparinga and Stirling
City of BurnsideTusmore185628 11 1,69746,44446,6921856 gazetted as District Council of Burnside
1935 became the Municipality of Burnside
1943 proclaimed the City of Burnside
City of CampbelltownRostrevor185424 9 2,30155,47556,0131854 established as the District Council of Payneham
1867 District Council of Stepney (later itself called Payneham) seceded
1868 renamed to District Council of Campbelltown
1946 became the Town of Campbelltown
1960 proclaimed the City of Campbelltown
City of Charles SturtWoodville199755 21 2,280123,146124,906Amalgamation of City of Hindmarsh Woodville and the City of Henley and Grange
Town of GawlerGawler185741 16 63525,30426,123Established as the Corporation of the Town of Gawler in 1857 following resident dissatisfaction at being governed by three different district councils
City of Holdfast BayBrighton199714 5 2,76837,86838,061Amalgamation of Glenelg and Brighton city councils
City of MarionSturt185356 22 1,73795,65096,6581853 established as the District Council of Brighton
1886 renamed to the District Council of Marion
1944 gazetted as the municipality, City of Marion
City of MitchamTorrens Park185376 29 90568,18068,403First LGA formally founded after the City of Adelaide
City of Norwood Payneham & St PetersNorwood199715 6 2,51637,85038,001Amalgamation of the City of Kensington and Norwood, the City of Payneham and the Town of St Peters.
City of OnkaparingaNoarlunga Centre1997518 200 345176,628178,546Amalgamation of Cities of Happy Valley and Noarlunga with part of the District Council of Willunga
City of PlayfordElizabeth1997345 133 300100,573103,420Amalgamation of the cities of Elizabeth and Munno Para
City of Port Adelaide EnfieldPort Adelaide199792 36 1,480134,202135,844Amalgamation of the cities of Port Adelaide and Enfield
City of ProspectProspect18728 3 2,91922,49722,741Separated from District Council of Yatala South
City of SalisburySalisbury1933160 62 926147,602148,003Amalgamation of District Council of Yatala North and large part of District Council of Munno Para West
City of Tea Tree GullyModbury185895 37 1,078102,067102,6661858 established by separation from District Council of Highercombe
1935 reunited with Highercombe under current name
City of UnleyUnley187114 5 2,73939,08239,085Separated from District Council of Mitcham as the Corporate Town of Unley
Town of WalkervilleGilberton18554 2 2,3178,0918,179Separated from District Council of Yatala
City of West TorrensHilton185637 14 1,70262,46963,1051856 established as the District Council of West Torrens
1944 became a municipal corporation, the Corporate Town of West Torrens
1950 gained city status as the City of West Torrens
1997 annexed the Town of Thebarton

Eyre Peninsula

Local government area Council seat Year est. Land area Population[3] Notes Map
km² sq mi Density (2022)[3] 2021 2022
District Council of CedunaCeduna18965,427 2,0950.73,6513,650
District Council of CleveCleve19114,507 1,7400.41,7761,765Separated from Franklin Harbour
District Council of EllistonElliston18876,500 2,5100.21,0381,037Boundary changes in 1989
District Council of Franklin HarbourCowell18883,583 1,3830.51,3231,323
District Council of KimbaKimba19243,986 1,5390.21,0531,057
District Council of Lower Eyre PeninsulaCummins19214,771 1,8421.36,0606,100Part of District Council of Port Lincoln (proclaimed 1880). District Council of Tumby Bay separated in 1906. Corporation of Port Lincoln separated in 1921. Remainder named District Council of Lincoln. Renamed Lower Eyre Peninsula in 1988.
City of Port AugustaPort Augusta19641,153 44512.514,45314,456
City of Port LincolnPort Lincoln192130 12492.214,88014,947Separated from District Council of Port Lincoln in 1921. Proclaimed a city in 1971.
District Council of Streaky BayStreaky Bay18876,232 2,4060.42,2412,254
District Council of Tumby BayTumby Bay19062,616 1,0101.12,8752,889Separated from District Council of Port Lincoln
City of WhyallaWhyalla19701,033 39920.421,96021,894
Wudinna District CouncilWudinna19255,394 2,0830.21,1631,164Established as the District Council of Minnipa. Later renamed as District Council of Le Hunte. Given present name in 2008.

Central region

Local government area Council seat Year est. Land area Population[3] Notes Map
km² sq mi Density (2022)[3] 2021 2022
Adelaide Plains CouncilMallala1935933 36011.29,97710,461Amalgamation of the district councils of Grace, Dublin and Port Gawler
Barossa CouncilAngaston1996894 34529.025,56925,878Amalgamation of district councils of Angaston, Barossa, Tanunda and, since 1997, part of Mount Pleasant
District Council of Barunga WestPort Broughton19971,590 6141.72,6762,676Amalgamation of the District Council of Bute and the District Council of Port Broughton
District Council of Clare and Gilbert ValleysClare19971,892 7315.09,3669,393Amalgamation of the district councils of Clare, Riverton and Saddleworth and Auburn
Copper Coast CouncilKadina1997773 29820.315,33615,652Amalgamation of the District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula and Corporate Town of Wallaroo
Flinders Range CouncilQuorn19974,071 1,5720.41,6861,682Amalgamation of the District Council of Kanyaka-Quorn and the District Council of Hawker
Regional Council of GoyderBurra19976,715 2,5930.64,1384,134Amalgamation of the district councils of Burra Burra Eudunda, Hallet and Robertstown.
Light Regional CouncilKapunda19961,277 49312.816,08316,332Amalgamation of the District Council of Light (1977–1996) and the District Council of Kapunda
District Council of Mount RemarkableMelrose19803,423 1,3220.92,9212,915Amalgamation of District Council of Port Germein and District Council of Wilmington
Northern Areas CouncilJamestown19972,986 1,1531.64,6594,671Amalgamation of the district councils of Rocky River, Spalding, and Jamestown
District Council of Orroroo CarrietonOrroroo19973,322 1,2830.3891890Amalgamation of the District Council of Orroroo and District Council of Carrieton
District Council of PeterboroughPeterborough19353,020 1,1660.61,6691,670
Port Pirie Regional CouncilPort Pirie19971,761 68010.017,75417,648Amalgamation of the City of Port Pirie and the District Council of Crystal Brook-Redhill
Wakefield Regional CouncilBalaklava19973,469 1,3392.06,9266,958Amalgamation of the District Council of Blyth-Snowtown and District Council of Wakefield Plains
Yorke Peninsula CouncilMaitland19975,900 2,2782.011,82811,922Established as the District Council of Yorke Peninsula in 1997 by amalgamation of the district councils of Central Yorke Peninsula, Minlaton, Warooka and Yorketown.
Renamed in 2013.

Southern and Hills region

Local government area Council seat Year est. Land area Population[3] Notes Map
km² sq mi Density (2022)[3] 2021 2022
Alexandrina CouncilGoolwa19971,827 70516.329,25729,780Amalgamation of the District Council of Strathalbyn, the District Council of Port Elliot and Goolwa, and a portion of the District Council of Willunga.
Kangaroo Island CouncilKingscote19964,401 1,6991.24,9995,084Amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley.
District Council of Mount BarkerMount Barker1853595 23069.039,62741,059
City of Victor HarborVictor Harbor1975385 14943.516,42716,720Amalgamation of District Council of Encounter Bay and the Corporation of Victor Harbor in 1975. Formerly a district council, became a city in 2000.
District Council of YankalillaYankalilla1854751 2908.05,9285,998

Murray Mallee region

Local government area Council seat Year est. Land area Population[3] Notes Map
km² sq mi Density (2022)[3] 2021 2022
Berri Barmera CouncilBerri1996476 18422.510,74710,713Amalgamation of district councils of Barmera and Berri.
Coorong District CouncilMeningie19958,833 3,4100.65,5995,569Amalgamation of District Council of Coonalpyn Downs, Peake District Council and Meningie District Council.
District Council of Karoonda East MurrayKaroonda19794,416 1,705 0.21,0251,028Amalgamation of District Council of Karoonda and District Council of East Murray.
District Council of Loxton WaikerieLoxton19977,764 2,998 1.511,92211,928Amalgamation of district councils of Loxton, Waikerie and Browns Well.
Mid Murray CouncilMannum19976,272 2,4221.59,3559,415Amalgamation of district councils of Mannum, Morgan, Ridley-Truro and part of the District Council of Mount Pleasant.
Rural City of Murray BridgeMurray Bridge19771,832 707 12.322,34822,554
Renmark Paringa CouncilRenmark1996916 354 11.010,00910,044Amalgamation of Town of Renmark and the District Council of Paringa.
Southern Mallee District CouncilPinnaroo1997 5,7022,2020.42,0292,013

Southeast region

Local government area Council seat Year est. Land area Population[3] Notes Map
km² sq mi Density (2022)[3] 2021 2022
District Council of GrantMount Gambier19961,898 7334.78,8628,925Amalgamation of District Councils of Mount Gambier and Port MacDonnell.
Kingston District CouncilKingston SE18733,340 1,2900.72,3752,389Renamed from Lacepede District Council in 2000.
City of Mount GambierMount Gambier1876 3413819.427,64227,771
Naracoorte Lucindale CouncilNaracoorte19934,520 1,7452.08,8968,928Amalgamation of District Council of Naracoorte, District Council of Lucindale and the Corporate Township of Naracoorte.
District Council of RobeRobe18691,092 4221.51,5681,583
Tatiara District CouncilBordertown18766,527 2,5201.17,0727,040
Wattle Range CouncilMillicent19973,926 1,5163.112,12712,163Amalgamation of district councils of Beachport, Millicent and Penola.

Outback

Local government area Council seat Year est. Land area Population[3] Notes Map
km² sq mi Density (2022)[3] 2021 2022
Anangu Pitjantjatjara YankunytjatjaraUmuwa1981102,353 39,5190.02,5542,595
District Council of Coober PedyCoober Pedy198778 3020.31,6241,576
Maralinga TjarutjaCeduna2006102,704 39,6540.0102102
Municipal Council of Roxby DownsRoxby Downs1982111 43 37.24,1154,105

Maps

See also

References

  1. "Constitution Act 1934 – Section 64A". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Government of South Australia. 1934. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. "Council Maps". LGASA Official Site. Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "Regional population, 2021-22 financial year | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

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