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Local government areas of South Australia

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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]

Metropolitan Adelaide

Local government area Council seat Region Year est. Land area Pop'n (2015)[3] Notes Map
km² sq mi Density
City of Adelaide Adelaide Metropolitan Adelaide 1840 16 6 1,448 23,169 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 Woodside Metropolitan Adelaide 1997 795 307 50 40,031 Amalgamation of District Councils of East Torrens, Gumeracha, Onkaparinga and Stirling  
City of Burnside Tusmore Metropolitan Adelaide 1856 27 10 1,668 45,034 1856 gazetted as District Council of Burnside
1935 became the Municipality of Burnside
1943 proclaimed the City of Burnside		  
City of Campbelltown Rostrevor Metropolitan Adelaide 1854 24 9 2,162 51,889 1854 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 Sturt Woodville Metropolitan Adelaide 1997 52 20 2,196 114,209 Amalgamation of City of Hindmarsh Woodville and the City of Henley and Grange  
Town of Gawler Gawler Metropolitan Adelaide 1857 41 16 552 22,618 Established as the Corporation of the Town of Gawler in 1857 following resident dissatisfaction at being governed by three different district councils  
City of Holdfast Bay Brighton Metropolitan Adelaide 1997 13 5 2,866 37,263 Amalgamation of Glenelg and Brighton city councils  
City of Marion Sturt Metropolitan Adelaide 1853 56 22 1,589 88,983 1853 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 Mitcham Torrens Park Metropolitan Adelaide 1853 76 29 873 66,347 First LGA formally founded after the City of Adelaide  
City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters Norwood Metropolitan Adelaide 1997 15 6 2,490 37,350 Amalgamation of the City of Kensington and Norwood, the City of Payneham and the Town of St Peters.  
City of Onkaparinga Noarlunga Centre Metropolitan Adelaide 1997 518 200 326 168,798 Amalgamation of Cities of Happy Valley and Noarlunga with part of the District Council of Willunga  
City of Playford Elizabeth Metropolitan Adelaide 1997 345 133 256 88,222 Amalgamation of the cities of Elizabeth and Munno Para  
City of Port Adelaide Enfield Port Adelaide Metropolitan Adelaide 1997 97 37 1,276 123,754 Amalgamation of the cities of Port Adelaide and Enfield  
City of Prospect Prospect Metropolitan Adelaide 1872 8 3 2,677 21,416 Separated from District Council of Yatala South  
City of Salisbury Salisbury Metropolitan Adelaide 1933 158 61 877 138,535 Amalgamation of District Council of Yatala North and large part of District Council of Munno Para West  
City of Tea Tree Gully Modbury Metropolitan Adelaide 1858 95 37 1,041 98,861 1858 established by separation from District Council of Highercombe
1935 reunited with Highercombe under current name		  
City of Unley Unley Metropolitan Adelaide 1871 14 5 2,809 39,324 Separated from District Council of Mitcham as the Corporate Town of Unley  
Town of Walkerville Gilberton Metropolitan Adelaide 1855 4 2 1,918 7,673 Separated from District Council of Yatala  
City of West Torrens Hilton Metropolitan Adelaide 1856 37 14 1,594 58,964 1856 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		  

Regional South Australia

Eyre Peninsula

Local government area Council seat Region Year est. Land area Pop'n (2015)[4] Notes Map
km² sq mi
District Council of Ceduna Ceduna Eyre Peninsula 1896 5,427 2,095 3,716  
District Council of Cleve Cleve Eyre Peninsula 1911 4,507 1,740 1,795 Separated from Franklin Harbour  
District Council of Elliston Elliston Eyre Peninsula 1887 6,500 2,510 1,066 Boundary changes in 1989  
District Council of Franklin Harbour Cowell Eyre Peninsula 1888 3,583 1,383 1,234  
District Council of Kimba Kimba Eyre Peninsula 1924 3,986 1,539 1,097  
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula Cummins Eyre Peninsula 1921 4,771 1,842 5,087 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.  
City of Port Augusta Port Augusta Eyre Peninsula 1964 1,153 445 14,522  
City of Port Lincoln Port Lincoln Eyre Peninsula 1921 30 12 14,984 Separated from District Council of Port Lincoln in 1921. Proclaimed a city in 1971.  
District Council of Streaky Bay Streaky Bay Eyre Peninsula 1887 6,232 2,406 2,249  
District Council of Tumby Bay Tumby Bay Eyre Peninsula 1906 2,616 1,010 2,668 Separated from District Council of Port Lincoln  
Wudinna District Council Wudinna Eyre Peninsula 1925 5,394 2,083 1,282 Established as the District Council of Minnipa. Later renamed as District Council of Le Hunte. Given present name in 2008.  
City of Whyalla Whyalla Eyre Peninsula 1970 1,033 399 22,759  

Central region

Local government area Council seat Region Year est. Land area Pop'n (2006 census) Notes Map
km² sq mi
Adelaide Plains Council Mallala Central 1935 932 360 8,385 Amalgamation of the district councils of Grace, Dublin and Port Gawler  
Barossa Council Angaston Central 1996 912 352 22,514 Amalgamation of district councils of Angaston, Barossa, Tanunda and, since 1997, part of Mount Pleasant  
District Council of Barunga West Port Broughton Central 1997 2,631 Amalgamation of the District Council of Bute and the District Council of Port Broughton  
District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys Clare Central 1997 8,743 Amalgamation of the district councils of Clare, Riverton and Saddleworth and Auburn  
Copper Coast Council Kadina Central 1997 773 298 12,901 Amalgamation of the District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula and Corporate Town of Wallaroo  
Flinders Ranges Council Quorn Central 1997 4,198 1,621 1,784 Amalgamation of the District Council of Kanyaka-Quorn and the District Council of Hawker  
Regional Council of Goyder Burra Central 1997 6,719 2,594 4,285 Amalgamation of the district councils of Burra Burra Eudunda, Hallet and Robertstown.  
Light Regional Council Kapunda Central 1996 1,278 493 13,658 Amalgamation of the District Council of Light (1977–1996) and the District Council of Kapunda  
District Council of Mount Remarkable Melrose Central 1980 3,425 1,322 2,951 Amalgamation of District Council of Port Germein and District Council of Wilmington  
Northern Areas Council Jamestown Central 1997 4,866 Amalgamation of the district councils of Rocky River, Spalding, and Jamestown  
District Council of Orroroo Carrieton Orroroo Central 1997 938 Amalgamation of the District Council of Orroroo and District Council of Carrieton  
District Council of Peterborough Peterborough Central 1935
Port Pirie Regional Council Port Pirie Central 1997 1,761 680 18,076 Amalgamation of the City of Port Pirie and the District Council of Crystal Brook-Redhill  
Wakefield Regional Council Balaklava Central 1997 3,469 1,339 6,886 Amalgamation of the District Council of Blyth-Snowtown and District Council of Wakefield Plains  
Yorke Peninsula Council Maitland Central 1997 5,834 2,253 11,736 Established 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 Region Year est. Land area Pop'n (2006 census) Notes Map
km² sq mi
Alexandrina Council Goolwa Southern and Hills 1997 1,827 705 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 Kingscote Southern and Hills 1996 4,400 1,699 4,612 Amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley.  
District Council of Mount Barker Mount Barker Southern and Hills 1853 29,864  
City of Victor Harbor Victor Harbor Southern and Hills 1975 387 149 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.
District Council of Yankalilla Yankalilla Southern and Hills 1854 751 290 4,577  

Murray Mallee region

Local government area Council seat Region Year est. Land area Pop'n (2006 census) Notes Map
km² sq mi
Berri Barmera Council Berri Murray Mallee 1996 508 196 11,240 Amalgamation of district councils of Barmera and Berri.  
The Coorong District Council Meningie Murray Mallee 1995 8,831 3,410 5,825 Amalgamation of District Council of Coonalpyn Downs, Peake District Council and Meningie District Council.  
Gerard Community Council Winkie Murray Mallee 1974 86 33 96  
District Council of Karoonda East Murray Karoonda Murray Mallee 1979 4,415 1,705 1,193 Amalgamation of District Council of Karoonda and District Council of East Murray.  
District Council of Loxton Waikerie Loxton Murray Mallee 1997 7,957 3,072 4,612 Amalgamation of district councils of Loxton, Waikerie and Browns Well.  
Mid Murray Council Mannum Murray Mallee 1997 7,957 3,072 8,511 Amalgamation of district councils of Mannum, Morgan, Ridley-Truro and part of the District Council of Mount Pleasant.  
Rural City of Murray Bridge Murray Bridge Murray Mallee 1977 1,832 707 20,971  
Renmark Paringa Council Renmark Murray Mallee 1996 916 354 9,882 Amalgamation of Town of Renmark and the District Council of Paringa.  
Southern Mallee District Council Pinnaroo Murray Mallee 6,000 2,317 2,189  

Southeast region

Local government area Council seat Region Year est. Land area Pop'n (2006 census) Notes Map
km² sq mi
District Council of Grant Mount Gambier Southeast 1996 1,904 735 8,652 Amalgamation of District Councils of Mount Gambier and Port MacDonnell.  
Kingston District Council Kingston SE Southeast 1873 3,338 1,289 2,469 Renamed from Lacepede District Council in 2000.  
City of Mount Gambier Mount Gambier Southeast 308 119 21,256  
Naracoorte Lucindale Council Naracoorte Southeast 1993 4,517 1,744 8,489 Amalgamation of District Council of Naracoorte, District Council of Lucindale and the Corporate Township of Naracoorte.  
District Council of Robe Robe Southeast 1869 1,091 421 1,480  
Tatiara District Council Bordertown Southeast 1876 6,476 2,500 6,660  
Wattle Range Council Millicent Southeast 1997 3,924 1,515 12,554 Amalgamation of district councils of Beachport, Millicent and Penola.  

Outback

Local government area Council seat Region Year est. Land area Pop'n (2006 census) Notes Map
km² sq mi
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Umuwa Outback 1981 102,650 39,633 2,230  
District Council of Coober Pedy Coober Pedy Outback 1987 78 30 1,913  
Maralinga Tjarutja Ceduna Outback 2006 102,863 39,716 105  
Nepabunna Community Council Nepabunna Outback 1998 76 29 53  
Outback Communities Authority Port Augusta Outback 1978 624,339 241,059 3,959 Covers almost 60 percent of the state's area, mostly in the arid regions of the centre and north.
Municipal Council of Roxby Downs Roxby Downs Outback 1982 110 42 4,484  
Yalata Community Outback 1994 4,563 1,762 100  

Maps

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    Partial map of LGAs
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    LGA regions
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    Types of LGAs

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 12 April 2011. [dead link]
  3. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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