Barossa Council
This article is about the local government area. For other uses, see Barossa (disambiguation).
| Barossa District Council South Australia | |||||||||||||
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 Location of the Barossa Council in blue | |||||||||||||
| Population | 23,104 (2015 est)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 25.333/km2 (65.61/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 912 km2 (352.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Bob Sloane [2] | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Angaston | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barossa, Light and Lower North[3] | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wakefield | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Barossa District Council | ||||||||||||
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Barossa Council is a local government area in the Barossa Valley in South Australia. The council area covers 912 square kilometres and has a population of 23,104.[4]
It was proclaimed on 1 July 1996 following the amalgamation of the District Council of Angaston, the District Council of Barossa and the District Council of Tanunda. It also gained a portion of the former District Council of Mount Pleasant on 1 July 1997.[5]
Townships in the council area include
- Angaston
- Eden Valley
- Lyndoch
- Moculta
- Mount Pleasant
- Nuriootpa
- Penrice
- Springton
- Stockwell
- Tanunda
- Williamstown
Past mayors
- Brian Hurn was mayor from 1996 to 2014
See also
References
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Your Elected Members". Barossa Council. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ "Barossa, Light and Lower North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ↑ "About Council Fact Sheet" (PDF). Barossa Council. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
External links
Coordinates: 34°30′S 139°03′E / 34.500°S 139.050°E
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