Western Flat, South Australia

Western Flat is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about 264 kilometres (164 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 22 kilometres (14 mi) south of the municipal seat of Bordertown.[1][4]

Western Flat
South Australia
Western Flat is located in South Australia
Western Flat
Western Flat
Coordinates36°31′17″S 140°44′46″E[1]
Population121 (2016 census)[2]
Established16 March 2000[3]
Postcode(s)5268[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Tatiara District Council[1]
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
CountyMacDonnell[1]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[5]
Federal division(s)Barker[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
21.5 °C
71 °F		 8.6 °C
47 °F		 453.8 mm
17.9 in
Suburbs around Western Flat:
Mundulla West Mundulla West
Mundulla
Bordertown South
Pooginagoric		 Pooginagoric
Mundulla West
Padthaway		 Western Flat Pooginagoric
Bangham
Padthaway The Gap Frances
FootnotesLocations[4][1]
Adjoining localities[1]

Boundaries for the locality were created on 16 March 2000 for the “long established name.”[1][3] Its name is ultimately derived from the ‘Western Flat Run’ pastoral lease which was established in 1868 by T. Brown.[8]

The land use in the locality is ‘primary production’.[1][9]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Western Flat had a population of 121 people.[2]

Western Flat is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Tatiara District Council.[6][5][1]

References
  1. "Search results for 'Western Flat, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Western Flat". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 1434, 16 March 2000, retrieved 29 December 2017
  4. "Postcode for Western Flat, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Padthaway South (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  8. Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - W" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  9. "Development Plan - Tatiara Council - Consolidated – 24 October 2013" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 136 and 206–211. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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