McLaren Flat, South Australia

McLaren Flat is a township in the McLaren Vale/Willunga basin south of Adelaide. McLaren Flat is on the sprawling flat land to the east of the town of McLaren Vale on the road to Kangarilla. At the 2016 census, the locality had a population of 1,537 of which 1,121 lived in its town centre.[2][3]

McLaren Flat
South Australia
McLaren Flat
Coordinates35°12′29″S 138°35′12″E[1]
Population
Postcode(s)5171[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)City of Onkaparinga[1]
RegionSouthern Adelaide[5]
CountyAdelaide[6]
State electorate(s)Mawson[7]
Federal Division(s)Division of Mayo
Localities around McLaren Flat:
McLaren Vale Blewitt Springs
Kangarilla		 Kangarilla
McLaren Vale McLaren Flat Kangarilla
Kuitpo
McLaren Vale McLaren Vale
The Range
Kuitpo		 Kuitpo
FootnotesLocations[4][1]
Adjoining localities[1]

McLaren Flat is located within the McLaren Vale wine region. The area surrounding the town is planted to vineyards and several wineries are located in the immediate area. It has a population of 600. It shares the same post code as McLaren Vale (5171) but has a different telephone exchange (8383...). McLaren Flat has its own primary school, however all of the town's sports teams are joined with the neighbouring town of McLaren Vale and known as McLaren Districts.

McLaren Flat is in the City of Onkaparinga. It is in Mawson.[7] It is also on the boundary of the federal electorates of Kingston and Mayo .

References
  1. "Search results for 'McLaren Flat, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "McLaren Flat (Urban Centre)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "McLaren Flat (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. "Postcode for McLaren Flat, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  6. "Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected - "Counties" and "Local Government Areas"". Property Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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