Proof Range, South Australia

Proof Range South Australia
Proof Range
Coordinates	34°15′21″S138°10′52″E / 34.25585211°S 138.18106110°E / -34.25585211; 138.18106110 [1] Location [2] Climate [3]
Population	20 (SAL 2021) [4]
Established	2000 [1]
Postcode(s)	5550 [2]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	84 km (52 mi) NNW of Adelaide [2] 6 km (4 mi) S of Port Wakefield
LGA(s)	Wakefield Regional Council [5]
State electorate(s)	Narungga [6]
Federal division(s)	Grey [7]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.6 °C 73 °F 10.7 °C 51 °F 330.9 mm 13 in
Localities around Proof Range: Port Wakefield Port Wakefield [5] Port Wakefield Port Wakefield Proof Range Inkerman Gulf St Vincent Wild Horse Plains Wild Horse Plains
Footnotes	Adjoining localities [5]

Proof Range is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coastline of Gulf St Vincent about 74 kilometres (46 miles) north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) south of the town centre of Port Wakefield. ^[2] Its boundaries were created in January 2000 in respect of the “long established name.” ^[1] Its name is derived from the use of the land within its extent for the testing of weapons and ammunition as part of the Port Wakefield Proof and Experimental Establishment. ^{[5] [1]} Proof Range is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area known as the Wakefield Regional Council. ^{[1] [7] [6]}

See also

• List of cities and towns in South Australia

References

1. "Search result for "Proof Range (LOCB)" (Record no SA0043153)". Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
2. "Proof Range, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
3. "Summary statistics Price, South Australia". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Proof Range (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
5. "Development Plan - Wakefield Council". Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 105, 196 &248. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
6. Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
7. "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 20 July 2018". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 April 2019.