Wrattonbully, South Australia

Wrattonbully is a locality located within the Naracoorte Lucindale Council in the Limestone Coast in the south east of South Australia about 327 kilometres (203 miles) south east of the Adelaide city centre. Wrattonbully gives its name to the wine region surrounding it, the Wrattonbully wine region.[8][9]

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the wine region, see Wrattonbully.

Wrattonbully
South Australia
Wrattonbully
Location in South Australia
Coordinates37°10′8″S 140°56′38″E[1]
Population655 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Joanna”) (2011 census)[2][1][lower-alpha 1]
Established12 April 2001[3]
Postcode(s)5271[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Naracoorte Lucindale Council[5]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[6]
Federal Division(s)Barker[7]
Localities around Wrattonbully:
Joanna Koppamurra Langkoop
Wrattonbully
Glenroy Comaum Poolaijelo

Wrattonbully was established following World War II in 1946 as a soldier settlement scheme. Seventeen farms were allocated to returned soldiers. The community hall was established in 1958. Wrattonbully shares a single CFS brigade with the neighbouring locality of Joanna.

Wrattonbully is located within the federal Division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop, and the local government area of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.[1][6][7]

References
Notes
  1. For the 2011 census, the ‘State Suburb of Joanna’ consisted of the localities of Bool Lagoon (part only), Hynam, Joanna, Laurie Park, Mount Light, Koppamurra, Moyhall, Struan and Wrattonbully.
Citations
  1. "Search result for "Wrattonbully (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0028290) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)", "Road Labels" and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Joanna (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign a Boundary to a Place (to areas within the Naracoorte Lucindale Council)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian government. 12 April 2001. p. 1587. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. "Wrattonbully, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. "Naracoorte Lucindale Council". Local Government Association (LGA) of South Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. "Wrattonbully". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  9. Longbottom, Mardi; Maschmedt, David and Pichler, Markus (2011), Unearthing viticulture in the Limestone Coast (PDF), p. 12, ISBN 978-0-646-56744-0, retrieved 5 November 2014CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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