OB Flat

OB Flat
South Australia
OB Flat; South Australia
	OB Flat
Coordinates	37°53′22″S140°46′24″E / 37.889341°S 140.773459°E Coordinates: 37°53′22″S140°46′24″E / 37.889341°S 140.773459°E
Population	398 (2016 census)
Established	1860
Postcode(s)	5291
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant ; City of Mount Gambier ;
Region	Limestone Coast
County	Grey
State electorate(s)	Mount Gambier
Federal division(s)	Barker
	Localities around OB Flat:
Footnotes	Locations; Adjoining localities

Last updated October 01, 2022

OB Flat is a rural locality near Mount Gambier in South Australia.

The name for this locality is believed to derive from a herd of cattle bearing the brand "OB" (owned by O. Beswick) which once roamed in the area.^[3]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that OB Flat had a population of 398 people.^[2]

OB Flat is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government areas of the District Council of Grant and the City of Mount Gambier.^[6]^[5]^[3]

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References

↑ "Search results for 'OB Flat, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "OB Flat". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search result for "OB Flat (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0051519 with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "County", "Hundred", "Place names (gazetteer)", "Road Labels" and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
↑ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
1 2 "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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[LMV-1] "Search results for 'OB Flat, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[Census2016-2] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "OB Flat". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[PLB-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search result for "OB Flat (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0051519 with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "County", "Hundred", "Place names (gazetteer)", "Road Labels" and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.

[region-4] "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

[ECSA-5] 1 2 "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

[AEC-6] 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

[climate-7] 1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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