District Council of Mount Barker
| Mount Barker Council South Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 29,864 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 50.19/km2 (130.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1853 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 595 km2 (229.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Ann Ferguson [2] | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mount Barker | ||||||||||||
| Region | Adelaide Hills[3] | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kavel, Heysen | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Mount Barker Council | ||||||||||||
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The District Council of Mount Barker is a local government area centred on the town of Mount Barker just outside the Adelaide metropolitan area in South Australia.
The council was first established in October 1853.[4] It expanded to four times its original size on 21 March 1935 as part of a major series of council amalgamations, absorbing the District Council of Nairne and parts of the District Council of Echunga and the District Council of Macclesfield.[5]
Towns and localities
Towns and localities in the District Council of Mount Barker include:[6]
- Biggs Flat
- Blakiston
- Brukunga
- Bugle Ranges
- Bull Creek
- Callington
- Chapel Hill
- Dashwood Gully
- Dawesley
- Echunga
- Flaxley
- Hahndorf
- Harrogate
- Hay Valley
- Jupiter Creek
- Kanmantoo
- Littlehampton
- Macclesfield
- Meadows
- Mount Barker
- Mount Barker Springs
- Nairne
- Native Valley
- Paechtown
- Paris Creek
- Petwood,
- Philcox Hill
- Prospect Hill
- Shady Grove
- St Ives
- Totness
- Wistow
See also
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ↑ "Mount Barker District Council". Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Adelaide Hills SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "NEW DISTRICT COUNCILS.". Adelaide Times VII, (1003) (South Australia). 24 October 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 41. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "District Council of Mount Barker, Suburbs Localities". Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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Coordinates: 35°03′50″S 138°51′29″E / 35.0638888889°S 138.858055556°E
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