Local government areas of South Australia

This is a list of local government areas in South Australia. They are grouped by region, as defined by the Local Government Association of South Australia.^[1]

Local government in South Australia is recognised by the Constitution Act 1934 (SA) section 64A.^[2]

LGAs sorted by region

Name	Council seat	Region	Year Estab.	Area (km²)	Pop'n (2006)	Notes
Adelaide, City ofCity of Adelaide	Adelaide	Metropolitan Adelaide	1840	7001155700000000000♠15.57	19,444	Capital 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 Council, Adelaide Hills Council	Woodside	Metropolitan Adelaide	1997	7002795080000000000♠795.08	39,852	Amalgamation of District Councils of East Torrens, Gumeracha, Onkaparinga and Stirling
Burnside, City ofCity of Burnside	Tusmore	Metropolitan Adelaide	1856	7001275300000000000♠27.53	44,300	1856 Gazetted as District Council of Burnside 1935 Became the Municipality of Burnside 1943 Proclaimed the City of Burnside
Campbelltown, City ofCity of Campbelltown	Rostrevor	Metropolitan Adelaide	1867	7001243500000000000♠24.35	49,281	1867 Established as the District Council of Campbelltown 1946 Became the Town of Campbelltown 1960 Proclaimed the City of Campbelltown
Charles Sturt, City ofCity of Charles Sturt	Woodville	Metropolitan Adelaide	1997	7001521400000000000♠52.14	106,995	Amalgamation of City of Hindmarsh Woodville and the City of Henley and Grange
Gawler, Town ofTown of Gawler	Gawler	Metropolitan Adelaide	1857	7001411000000000000♠41.1	20,730	The Corporation of the Town of Gawler was established on 9 July 1857 as the residents were not happy that the town area was covered by three different district councils.
Holdfast Bay, City ofCity of Holdfast Bay	Brighton	Metropolitan Adelaide	1997	7001137200000000000♠13.72	38,653	Amalgamation of Glenelg and Brighton councils
Marion, City ofCity of Marion	Sturt	Metropolitan Adelaide		7001555000000000000♠55.5	84,142
Mitcham, City ofCity of Mitcham	Torrens Park	Metropolitan Adelaide	1853	7001755500000000000♠75.55	63,315	First LGA formally founded after the City of Adelaide
Norwood Payneham & St Peters, City ofCity of Norwood Payneham & St Peters	Norwood	Metropolitan Adelaide		7001151000000000000♠15.1	36,128	Amalgamation of the City of Kensington and Norwood, the City of Payneham and the Town of St Peters.
Onkaparinga, City ofCity of Onkaparinga	Noarlunga Centre	Metropolitan Adelaide	1997	7002518400000000000♠518.4	160,404	Amalgamation of Cities of Happy Valley and Noarlunga with part of the District Council of Willunga.
Playford, City ofCity of Playford	Elizabeth	Metropolitan Adelaide	1997	7002344900000000000♠344.9	77,469	Amalgamation of City of Elizabeth and City of Munno Para
Port Adelaide Enfield, City ofCity of Port Adelaide Enfield	Port Adelaide	Metropolitan Adelaide	1997	7001970000000000000♠97	111,455	Amalgamation of Cities of Port Adelaide and Enfield
Prospect, City ofCity of Prospect	Prospect	Metropolitan Adelaide	1872	7000781000000000000♠7.81	20,910	Separated from District Council of Yatala South
Salisbury, City ofCity of Salisbury	Salisbury	Metropolitan Adelaide		7002158100000000000♠158.1	130,022
Tea Tree Gully, City ofCity of Tea Tree Gully	Modbury	Metropolitan Adelaide		7001952100000099999♠95.21	100,155	Originally part of Highercombe District Council. Became a separate district council in 1858. Reunited with Highercombe in 1935 under current name.
Unley, City ofCity of Unley	Unley	Metropolitan Adelaide	1906	7001142900000000000♠14.29	38,465
Walkerville, Town ofTown of Walkerville	Gilberton	Metropolitan Adelaide	1855	7000357000000000000♠3.57	7,338	Separated from District Council of Yatala
West Torrens, City ofCity of West Torrens	Hilton	Metropolitan Adelaide	1856	7001370700000000000♠37.07	55,620	Amalgamation of Thebarton and West Torrens 1997
Ceduna, District Council ofDistrict Council of Ceduna	Ceduna	Eyre Peninsula	1896	7003542710000000000♠5,427.1	3,797
Cleve, District Council ofDistrict Council of Cleve	Cleve	Eyre Peninsula	1911	7003450670000000000♠4,506.7	1,908	Separated from Franklin Harbour
Elliston, District Council ofDistrict Council of Elliston	Elliston	Eyre Peninsula	1887	7003650000000000000♠6,500	1,169	Boundary changes in 1989
Franklin Harbour, District Council ofDistrict Council of Franklin Harbour	Cowell	Eyre Peninsula	1888	7003328300000000000♠3,283	1,355
Kimba, District Council ofDistrict Council of Kimba	Kimba	Eyre Peninsula	1924	7003398620000000000♠3,986.2	1,125
Lower Eyre Peninsula, District Council ofDistrict Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula	Cummins	Eyre Peninsula	1921	7003477100000000000♠4,771	4,820	Part 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.
Port Augusta, City ofCity of Port Augusta	Port Augusta	Eyre Peninsula	1964	7003115310000099999♠1,153.1	14,669
Port Lincoln, City ofCity of Port Lincoln	Port Lincoln	Eyre Peninsula	1921	7001304000000000000♠30.4	14,593	Separated from District Council of Port Lincoln in 1921. Proclaimed a city in 1971
Streaky Bay, District Council ofDistrict Council of Streaky Bay	Streaky Bay	Eyre Peninsula	1887	7003623200000000000♠6,232	2,181
Tumby Bay, District Council ofDistrict Council of Tumby Bay	Tumby Bay	Eyre Peninsula	1906	7003261590000000000♠2,615.9	2,757	Separated from District Council of Port Lincoln
Wudinna District Council, Wudinna District Council	Wudinna	Eyre Peninsula	1925	7003539380000000000♠5,393.8	1,314	Established as the District Council of Minnipa. Later renamed as District Council of Le Hunte. Given present name in 2008.
Whyalla, City ofCity of Whyalla	Whyalla	Eyre Peninsula	1970	7003103250000000000♠1,032.5	23,028
Barossa Council, Barossa Council	Angaston	Central	1996	7002912000000000000♠912	22,514	Amalgamation of District Councils of Angaston, Barossa, Tanunda and (since 1997) part of Mount Pleasant
Barunga West, District Council ofDistrict Council of Barunga West	Port Broughton	Central			2,631
Clare and Gilbert Valleys, District Council ofDistrict Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys	Clare	Central	1997		8,743	Amalgamation of District Council of Clare, the District Council of Riverton and the District Council of Saddleworth and Auburn.
Copper Coast, District Council of theDistrict Council of the Copper Coast	Kadina	Central	1997	7002773000000000000♠773	12,901	Amalgamation of District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula and Corporation of the Town of Wallaroo
Flinders Ranges Council, Flinders Ranges Council	Quorn	Central		7003419800000000000♠4,198	1,784
Goyder, Regional Council ofRegional Council of Goyder	Burra	Central	1997	7003671890000000000♠6,718.9	4,285	Amalgamation of District Councils of Burra Burra (formerly the Corporation of the Town of Burra and the Burra District Council), Eudunda, Hallet and Robertstown.
Light Regional Council, Light Regional Council	Kapunda	Central		7003127760000099999♠1,277.6	13,658
Mallala, District Council ofDistrict Council of Mallala		Central		7002932100000000000♠932.1	8,385
Mount Remarkable, District Council ofDistrict Council of Mount Remarkable	Melrose	Central	1980	7003342450000000000♠3,424.5	2,951	Amalgamation of Port Germein District Council and Wilmington District Council
Northern Areas Council, Northern Areas Council		Central	1997		4,866	Amalgamation of District Councils of Rocky River, Spalding, and Jamestown
Orroroo Carrieton, District Council ofDistrict Council of Orroroo Carrieton		Central			938
Peterborough, District Council ofDistrict Council of Peterborough	Peterborough	Central
Port Pirie Regional Council, Port Pirie Regional Council	Port Pirie	Central			18,076
Wakefield Regional Council, Wakefield Regional Council	Balaklava	Central	1997	7003346940000000000♠3,469.4	6,756	Amalgamation of District Councils of Blyth-Snowtown and Wakefield Plains.
Yorke Peninsula Council, Yorke Peninsula Council	Maitland	Central	1997	7003583400000000000♠5,834	11,736	renamed from District Council of Yorke Peninsula in 2013
Alexandrina Council, Alexandrina Council	Goolwa	Southern and Hills	1997	7003182680000000000♠1,826.8	23,160	Amalgamation 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 Council, Kangaroo Island Council	Kingscote	Southern and Hills	1996	7003440010000000000♠4,400.1	4,612	Amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley.
Mount Barker, District Council ofDistrict Council of Mount Barker	Mount Barker	Southern and Hills			29,864
Victor Harbor, City ofCity of Victor Harbor	Victor Harbor	Southern and Hills	1975	7002386500000000000♠386.5	13,608	Amalgamation of District Council of Encounter Bay and the Corporation of Victor Harbor in 1975. Formerly a district council, became a city in 2000.
Yankalilla, District Council ofDistrict Council of Yankalilla	Yankalilla	Southern and Hills	1854	7002750600000000000♠750.6	4,577
Berri Barmera Council, Berri Barmera Council		Murray Mallee	1996	7002508000000000000♠508	11,240	Amalgamation of district councils of Barmera and Berri.
Coorong District Council, TheThe Coorong District Council	Meningie	Murray Mallee	1995	7003883060000000000♠8,830.6	5,825	Amalgamation of District Council of Coonalpyn Downs, Peake District Council and Meningie District Council.
Gerard Community Council, Gerard Community Council	Winkie	Murray Mallee	1974	7001859000000000000♠85.9	96
Karoonda East Murray, District Council ofDistrict Council of Karoonda East Murray	Karoonda	Murray Mallee	1979	7003441500000000000♠4,415	1,193	Amalgamation of District Council of Karoonda and District Council of East Murray
Loxton Waikerie, District Council ofDistrict Council of Loxton Waikerie		Murray Mallee	1997	7003795700000000000♠7,957	4,612	Amalgamation of district councils of Loxton, Waikerie and Browns Well.
Mid Murray Council, Mid Murray Council		Murray Mallee	1997	7003795700000000000♠7,957	8,511	Amalgamation of district councils of Mannum, Morgan, Ridley-Truro and part of the District Council of Mount Pleasant.
Murray Bridge, Rural City ofRural City of Murray Bridge	Murray Bridge	Murray Mallee			19,402
Renmark Paringa Council, Renmark Paringa Council	Renmark	Murray Mallee	1996	7002915500000000000♠915.5	9,882	Amalgamation of Town of Renmark and the District Council of Paringa.
Southern Mallee District Council, Southern Mallee District Council	Pinnaroo	Murray Mallee		7003600000000000000♠6,000	2,189
Grant, District Council ofDistrict Council of Grant	Mount Gambier	Southeast	1996	7003190400000000000♠1,904	8,652	Amalgamation of District Councils of Mount Gambier and Port MacDonnell.
Kingston District Council, Kingston District Council	Kingston SE	Southeast	1873	7003333770000000000♠3,337.7	2,469	Renamed from Lacepede District Council in 2000.
Mount Gambier, City ofCity of Mount Gambier	Mount Gambier	Southeast		7002308000000000000♠308	21,256
Naracoorte Lucindale Council, Naracoorte Lucindale Council	Naracoorte	Southeast	1993	7003451670000000000♠4,516.7	8,489	Amalgamation of District Council of Naracoorte, District Council of Lucindale and the Corporate Township of Naracoorte.
Robe, District Council ofDistrict Council of Robe	Robe	Southeast	1869	7003109110000099999♠1,091.1	1,480
Tatiara District Council, Tatiara District Council	Bordertown	Southeast	1876	7003647600000000000♠6,476	6,660
Wattle Range Council, Wattle Range Council	Millicent	Southeast	1997	7003392350000000000♠3,923.5	12,554	Amalgamation of district councils of Beachport, Millicent and Penola.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara	Umuwa	Outback	1981	7005102650000000000♠102,650	2,230
Coober Pedy, District Council ofDistrict Council of Coober Pedy	Coober Pedy	Outback	1987	7001778000000000000♠77.8	1,913
Maralinga Tjarutja, Maralinga Tjarutja	Ceduna	Outback	2006	7005102863000000000♠102,863	105
Nepabunna Community Council, Nepabunna Community Council	Nepabunna	Outback	1998	7001763700000000000♠76.37	53
Outback Communities Authority, Outback Communities Authority	Port Augusta	Outback	1978	7005624339000000000♠624,339	3,959	Covers almost 60 percent of the state's area, mostly in the arid regions of the centre and north.
Roxby Downs, Municipal Council ofMunicipal Council of Roxby Downs	Roxby Downs	Outback	1982	7002110000000000000♠110	4,484
Yalata Community, Yalata Community		Outback	1994	7003456300000000000♠4,563	100

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Partial map of LGAs
LGA regions
Types of LGAs

References

↑ "Council Maps". LGASA Official Site. Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
↑ "Constitution Act 1934 – Section 64A". Australasian Legal Information Institute. Government of South Australia. 1934. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

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Metropolitan Adelaide	Adelaide Adelaide Hills Burnside Campbelltown Charles Sturt Gawler Holdfast Bay Marion Mitcham Norwood Payneham & St Peters Onkaparinga Playford Port Adelaide Enfield Prospect Salisbury Tea Tree Gully Unley Walkerville West Torrens

Eyre Peninsula	Ceduna Cleve Elliston Franklin Harbour Kimba Lower Eyre Peninsula Port Augusta Port Lincoln Streaky Bay Tumby Bay Wudinna Whyalla

Central	Barossa Barunga West Clare and Gilbert Valleys Copper Coast Flinders Ranges Goyder Light Mallala Mount Remarkable Northern Areas Orroroo Carrieton Peterborough Port Pirie Wakefield Yorke Peninsula

Southern and Hills	Alexandrina Kangaroo Island Mount Barker Victor Harbor Yankalilla

Murray Mallee	Berri Barmera The Coorong Gerard Karoonda East Murray Loxton Waikerie Mid Murray Murray Bridge Renmark Paringa Southern Mallee

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