Wakefield Regional Council

LGAs around Wakefield Regional Council:
Barunga West	Port Pirie	Northern Areas
Yorke Peninsula	Wakefield Regional Council	Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Gulf St Vincent	Mallala	Light

Offices in Balaklava

Map of the boundaries of Wakefield Regional Council

Wakefield Regional Council is a local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia.^[3] The council seat is at Balaklava.^[4]

Geography

The Wakefield Regional Council includes the towns and localities of Avon, Balaklava, Barunga Gap, Beaufort, Blyth, Bowillia, Bowmans, Brinkworth, Bumbunga, Burnsfield, Condowie, Dalkey, Erith, Everard Central, Goyder, Hart, Hope Gap, Hoskin Corner, Inkerman, Kallora, Kybunga, Lake View, Lochiel, Marola, Mount Templeton, Nantawarra, Owen, Pinery, Port Wakefield, Proof Range, Rochester, Saints, Snowtown, Stockyard Creek, Stow, Watchman and Whitwarta, and parts of Alma, Barabba, Bute, Grace Plains, Halbury, Hamley Bridge, Hoyleton, Long Plains, Mundoora, Salter Springs, South Hummocks, Wild Horse Plains, and Wokurna.^[5]

On the west side of the Wakefield Regional Council's area is the coastal fringe along the north east of Gulf St Vincent and the Hummocks and Barunga ranges. The area spans wide fertile plains to the north Mount Lofty Ranges on its eastern border. Immediately to the east of the Hummocks and Barunga ranges are a series are low-lying salt lakes, of which Lake Bumbunga is the largest.^[6] The Wakefield River, from which the council name derives, flows from east to west across the council region approximately a third of the way from south to north border.

History

The Wakefield Regional Council came into being on 1 July 1997, as a result of the amalgamation of the former District Council of Blyth-Snowtown and the District Council of Wakefield Plains.^[7]

The amalgamation occurred when much of the boundary reform of the local government was coming from the State Government as a result of various provisions contained in the "Local Government Act 1934". As a result, the number of local councils in South Australia was reduced from 118 to 68 by the deadline of 30 June 1999.

The area falling under Wakefield Regional Council has been much affected by local government boundary changes that have taken place since the early 1980s. Before 1983, five district councils served the area currently covered by the council.

Transport

The Wakefield Regional Council is well served by a developed transport and communication networks. The main roads, which include the Princes Highway, are all sealed and there are well maintained minor gravel roads. There is no rail service for passengers in the council area, but it is traversed by the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line.

Demographics

The population of Wakefield Regional Council is 6,756 (2009 estimate).^[8]

The council recorded a net decrease in its population of 4.2% between 1991-2001, about 27 people per annum. In 2001, the median age of the population was 39, an increase of 5 years since 1991, indicating a trend towards an aging population.

The council's geographical area covers 3,469.4 square kilometres (1,339.5 sq mi) in which 2,695 kilometres (1,675 mi) of road existed at 30 June 2002. As at 1 July 2005, the total assessed value within the council area was $1,354,733,680 (capital value).

Councillors

Ward		Notes
Mayor ^[2]	Rodney Reid
South ^[2]	Peter Bowyer
South ^[2]	Barry Smith
North ^[2]	Darryl Ottens	Deputy Mayor
	Greg Stevens
	John Wood
Central ^[2]	David Lamond
	Malcolm May
	Richard Pain
	Terry Williams

The Wakefield Regional Council has a directly-elected mayor.^[9]

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 "Mayor & Elected Members". Wakefield Regional Council. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
1 2 "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
↑ "Wakefield Regional Council". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
↑ "Location SA Map Viewer". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
↑ 2008 EHO Information Kit (PDF), Wakefield Regional Council, p. 4, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011, retrieved 14 July 2011
↑ "Our Region". Wakefield Regional Council. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
↑ "National Regional Profile: Wakefield (DC) (Local Government Area)". National Regional Profiles. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
↑ "Election Results 2014" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

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Local government areas of South Australia

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

Southeast	Grant Kingston Mount Gambier Naracoorte Lucindale Robe Tatiara Wattle Range

Outback	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Coober Pedy Maralinga Tjarutja Nepabunna Outback Communities Authority Roxby Downs Yalata

Towns and localities of the Wakefield Regional Council

Towns and localities	Alma Avon Balaklava Barabba Barunga Gap Beaufort Blyth Bowillia Bowmans Brinkworth Bumbunga Burnsfield Bute Condowie Dalkey Erith Everard Central Goyder Grace Plains Halbury Hamley Bridge Hart Hope Gap Hoskin Corner Hoyleton Inkerman Kallora Kybunga Lake View Lochiel Long Plains Marola Mount Templeton Mundoora Nantawarra Owen Pinery Port Wakefield Proof Range Rochester Saints Salter Springs Snowtown South Hummocks Stockyard Creek Stow Watchman Whitwarta Wild Horse Plains Wokurna

Geographic features	Gulf St Vincent Wakefield River Hummocks Barunga Range Lake Bumbunga North Adelaide Plains

Coordinates: 34°08′51″S 138°24′56″E / 34.1475°S 138.415555556°E / -34.1475; 138.415555556

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