Lenswood, South Australia

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Lenswood
South Australia
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Lenswood and surrounding orchards
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Lenswood
Coordinates 34°55′11″S138°49′52″E / 34.919678°S 138.831248°E / -34.919678; 138.831248 [1]
Population534 (SAL 2021) [2]
Established1917
Postcode(s) 5240
Elevation307 m (1,007 ft)
Location29 km (18 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s) Adelaide Hills Council
State electorate(s) Morialta
Federal division(s) Mayo
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
18.4 °C
65 °F		9.5 °C
49 °F		1,013 mm
39.9 in
Localities around Lenswood:
Montacute, Cherryville Cudlee Creek Lobethal
Forest Range Lenswood Woodside
Carey Gully Balhannah Oakbank

Lenswood is a semi-rural village situated in the Adelaide Hills east of Adelaide, South Australia. The major industries are apples, pears, cherries and wine grapes.

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History

Lenswood is the youngest township in the Adelaide Hills. Prior to its establishment, it was part of Forest Range. In 1917, towards the end of the First World War, a new township was proclaimed between Forest Range and Lobethal. It was given the name Lenswood, after a recent battle near the town of Lens in northwestern France. [3]

Originally, the main industry was cutting stringybark trees for timber. As these were cleared, the land was planted with orchards, which remains the major industry of the area to the present day. The district predominantly supplies apples, pears and cherries to local, interstate and overseas markets. More recently, several vineyards have been established.

Lenswood's central position in the Adelaide Hills orchard districts led to a large cold storage facility being built there in 1933. Called the Lenswood Coldstore Cooperative, the facility has storage for 400,000 bushels of fruit, processing mostly apples, pears and cherries.

Geography

The township settlement is spread through a narrow river valley in one of the tributaries to the Onkaparinga River. Consequently, the town centre is far from centralised. Businesses including the cold store operations are to be found on the main roads and set back from the Adelaide – Lobethal Road. The narrow nature of the valleys have allowed an elongated and incomplete ribbon development along this main road.

The location has its own oval (Lenswood Memorial Park) on Swamp Road with another oval at the school and a Recreation Park on Lobethal Road. Lenswood relies on larger services being provided from other townships including Lobethal, Woodside, Balhannah and Summertown.

Climate

Lenswood features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) with mild to warm, somewhat dry summers and chilly, very wet winters.

Climate data for Lenswood
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)41.3
(106.3)		39.6
(103.3)		39.3
(102.7)		33.9
(93.0)		30.5
(86.9)		20.6
(69.1)		22.2
(72.0)		23.9
(75.0)		29.9
(85.8)		33.9
(93.0)		38.4
(101.1)		37.7
(99.9)		41.3
(106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)25.3
(77.5)		25.9
(78.6)		22.8
(73.0)		18.9
(66.0)		15.0
(59.0)		12.1
(53.8)		11.4
(52.5)		12.5
(54.5)		14.6
(58.3)		17.8
(64.0)		20.6
(69.1)		23.3
(73.9)		18.4
(65.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)12.9
(55.2)		13.5
(56.3)		12.3
(54.1)		10.6
(51.1)		8.6
(47.5)		6.7
(44.1)		6.1
(43.0)		6.3
(43.3)		7.1
(44.8)		8.5
(47.3)		10.0
(50.0)		11.6
(52.9)		9.5
(49.1)
Record low °C (°F)4.2
(39.6)		5.8
(42.4)		4.4
(39.9)		2.3
(36.1)		1.5
(34.7)		−0.5
(31.1)		−1.8
(28.8)		0.6
(33.1)		−0.1
(31.8)		0.7
(33.3)		2.4
(36.3)		5.1
(41.2)		−1.8
(28.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)32.4
(1.28)		28.5
(1.12)		38.2
(1.50)		69.4
(2.73)		111.9
(4.41)		139.1
(5.48)		159.4
(6.28)		144.5
(5.69)		112.3
(4.42)		76.3
(3.00)		47.4
(1.87)		43.3
(1.70)		998.2
(39.30)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)3.83.04.67.210.512.113.213.810.98.45.85.398.6
Source: Lenswood (1967–present) [4]

Facilities

Lenswood is home to several facilities. These include:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Search results for "Lenswood, LOCB" with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'Gazetteer' and 'SA Government Regions'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lenswood (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "About Lenswood". Lenswood and Forest Range Community Association. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Climate statistics for Lenswood". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 11 July 2024.


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