Proof Range, South Australia

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Proof Range
South Australia
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Proof Range
Coordinates 34°15′21″S138°10′52″E / 34.25585211°S 138.18106110°E / -34.25585211; 138.18106110 Coordinates: 34°15′21″S138°10′52″E / 34.25585211°S 138.18106110°E / -34.25585211; 138.18106110 [1]
Location [2]
Climate [3]
Established2000 [1]
Postcode(s) 5550 [2]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) Wakefield Regional Council [4]
State electorate(s) Narungga [5]
Federal Division(s) Grey [6]
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
22.6 °C
73 °F		10.7 °C
51 °F		330.9 mm
13 in
Localities around Proof Range:
Port Wakefield Port Wakefield [4] Port Wakefield
Port Wakefield Proof Range Inkerman
Gulf St Vincent Wild Horse Plains Wild Horse Plains
FootnotesAdjoining localities [4]

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. [4] [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] [6] [5]

South Australia State of Australia

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of 28,684.

Gulf St Vincent A large inlet of water on the southern coast of South Australia between the Yorke Peninsula and the Fleurieu Peninsula

Gulf St Vincent is a large inlet of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia. It is bordered by Yorke Peninsula on its west, the mainland and Fleurieu Peninsula to its east, with its entrance being a line from Troubridge Point on Yorke Peninsula to Cape Jervis on Fleurieu Peninsula.

Adelaide city centre Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia

Adelaide city centre is the innermost locality of Greater Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is known by locals simply as "The City" or "Town" to distinguish it from Greater Adelaide and from the City of Adelaide. The locality is split into two key geographical distinctions: the city "square mile", bordered by North, East, South and West Terraces; and the section of the parklands south of the River Torrens which separates the built up part of the city from the surrounding suburbs and North Adelaide.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search result for "Proof Range (LOCB)" (Record no SA0043153)". Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 4 "Development Plan - Wakefield Council". Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 105, 196 &248. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 20 July 2018". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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