Nangwarry, South Australia

Nangwarry is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 352 kilometres (219 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-west of the regional centre of Mount Gambier.[1][6]

Nangwarry
South Australia
Nangwarry
Coordinates37°32′37″S 140°48′56″E[1]
Population
Established17 October 1974 (town)
13 December 2001 (locality)[4][5]
Postcode(s)5277[6]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Wattle Range Council
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
CountyGrey[1]
State electorate(s)Mount Gambier[7]
Federal Division(s)Barker[8]
Mean max temp[9] Mean min temp[9] Annual rainfall[9]
19.0 °C
66 °F		 8.2 °C
47 °F		 712.4 mm
28 in
Localities around Nangwarry:
Monbulla Penola Lake Mundi, Victoria
Krongart
Kalangadoo
Wepar		 Nangwarry Lake Mundi, Victoria
Lindsay, Victoria
Tarpeena Tarpeena
Pleasant Park		 Lindsay, Victoria
FootnotesLocations[6]
Adjoining localities[1][10]

The Town of Nangwarry was proclaimed under the Crown Lands Act 1929 on 17 October 1974.[4][1] The boundaries for the locality were proclaimed on 13 December 2001 which include the extent of the Town of Nangwarry and which align with the boundaries of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Nangwarry. The locality was given the “long established name.”[1][5]

Nangwarry has a petrol station, a general store, bottle shop, post office, timber mill, and a museum. And a football / netball team known as the Nangwarry Saints, who play in the Mid South Eastern Football League.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that the locality had a population of 520 of which 483 lived in its town centre.[2][3]

Nangwarry is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the Wattle Range Council.[8][7][1]

References
  1. "Search results for "Nangwarry. LOCB' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Hundreds', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nangwarry (SSC) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nangwarry (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. Banfield, D. H. (17 October 1974). "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1974: HUNDRED OF NANGWARRY—PORTION OF FOREST RESERVE RESUMED AND TOWN OF NANGWARRY CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2686. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. Lawson, R. (13 December 2001). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the Wattle Range Council)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 5365. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  6. "Nangwarry, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  9. "Climate statistics for MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest station)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  10. "GLENELG SHIRE TOWN AND RURAL DISTRICT NAMES AND BOUNDARIES" (PDF). The State of Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2018.


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