Barossa District Council South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 25,066 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 27.48/km2 (71.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 912 km2 (352.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Michael "Bim" Lange [1] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Nuriootpa | ||||||||||||||
Region | Barossa Light and Lower North [2] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
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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 had a population of over 23,000 in the 2016 Census and 25,066 in the 2021 census. [3]
Barossa Council was created in July 1996, following the amalgamation of the District Council of Angaston, the District Council of Barossa and the District Council of Tanunda. The council gained a portion of the former District Council of Mount Pleasant in July 1997. [4]
Townships in the council area include
34°30′S139°03′E / 34.500°S 139.050°E