Regions of South Australia
In South Australia, one of the states of Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Murray River, the coastline, desert or mountains. Alternatively, the characteristics may be cultural, such as common land use. South Australia is divided by numerous sets of regional boundaries, based on different characteristics. In many cases boundaries defined by different agencies are coterminous.
Informal divisions
Convention and common use has divided South Australia into a number of regions. These do not always have strict boundaries between them and have no general administrative function or status. Many of them correspond to regions used by various administrative or government agencies, but they do not always have the same boundaries or aggregate in the same way. The generally accepted regions are:
- Adelaide Plains (the northern part is sometimes known as the Lower North)
- Adelaide Hills/Mount Lofty Ranges
- Barossa Valley
- Eyre Peninsula
- Far North
- and other purposes
- Fleurieu Peninsula
- Flinders Ranges
- Kangaroo Island
- Limestone Coast is a name which came into use in the early 21st century, supplanting the names Lower South East and Upper South East
- Mid North
- Murray Mallee
- Yorke Peninsula
- Copper Triangle
Most of the other regional divisions of the state use a combination of these same labels, sometimes grouped, and sometimes with precise boundaries that might be slightly different in each case.
Australian government
Australian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has multiple regional structures for which it analyses and reports data. These regional structures derive from the
Statistical Divisions
Statistical Divisions (SD) form the main structural hierarchy of statistical analysis. These regions are structured to provide a broad range of
- Adelaide
- Outer Adelaide
- Yorke and Lower North
- Murray Lands
- South East
- Eyre
- Northern
- Offshore & Migratory
Weather forecasting
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) provides forecasts and observations within South Australia and its adjoining waters using the following 15 land areas which are known as “districts” and 11 areas known as “coastal waters” which are located within both the state’s jurisdiction and Australia’s maritime jurisdiction:[10][11]
- Districts
- Adelaide Metropolitan
- Mount Lofty Ranges
- Yorke Peninsula
- Kangaroo Island
- Upper South East
- Lower South East
- Murraylands
- Riverland
- Flinders
- Mid North
- West Coast
- Lower Eyre Peninsula
- Eastern Eyre Peninsula
- North West Pastoral
- North East Pastoral
- Coastal waters
- Adelaide Metropolitan Waters
- Gulf St Vincent
- Investigator Strait
- Far West Coast
- Upper West Coast
- Lower West Coast
- Spencer Gulf
- Central Coast
- South Central Coast
- Upper South East Coast
- Lower South East Coast
South Australian Government
South Australian Government regions
South Australian government departments and agencies with some exceptions use a uniform set of boundaries to describe the extent of 12 administrative regions within the state which are used to “develop and improve reporting, planning and service delivery systems”.[12][13]
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Hills occupies the area in the Mount Lofty Ranges immediately east of the regions of East, Northern and Southern Adelaide, and consists of the following local government areas - the Adelaide Hills Council and the District Council of Mount Barker.[14][13]
Barossa Light and Lower North
Barossa Light and Lower North occupies land located immediately of the north of the Adelaide metropolitan area and contains the following local government areas - the Town of Gawler, the Adelaide Plains Council, the Barossa Council and the Light Regional Council.[15][13]
Eastern Adelaide
Eastern Adelaide occupies the area to the immediate north, east and south of the Adelaide city centre and consists of the following local government areas: the City of Adelaide, the City of Burnside, the City of Campbelltown, the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, the City of Prospect, the City of Unley and the Town of Walkerville.[16][13]
Eyre Western
Eyre Western consists of land on the Eyre Peninsula which is part of a local government area, land in the west of the state on the coastline between Eyre Peninsula and the border with Western Australia including the Maralinga Tjarutja lands, all of the islands within the Great Australian Bight and those islands adjoining the Eyre Peninsula coastline. It includes the following local government areas - District Council of Ceduna, District Council of Cleve, District Council of Elliston, District Council of Franklin Harbour, District Council of Kimba, District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula, City of Port Lincoln, District Council of Streaky Bay, District Council of Tumby Bay, Wudinna District Council and City of Whyalla.[17][13]
Far North
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island consists of all of the land on both the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island, and some land to the north-east of the Fleurieu Peninsula including the western side of Lake Alexandrina and islands both in the Lake Alexandrina system and adjoining the coastline. It consists of the following local government areas: the Alexandrina Council, the City of Victor Harbor, the Kangaroo Island Council and the District Council of Yankalilla.[19][13]
Limestone Coast
Limestone Coast consists of land in the state’s south east of the state which includes the following local government areas - the City of Mount Gambier and the District Councils of Grant, Kingston, Robe, Tatiara and Naracoorte Lucindale, and the Wattle Range Council.[20][13]
Murray and Mallee
Murray and Mallee consists of land in east of the state extending from the continental coastline in the south to the borders with New South Wales and
Northern Adelaide
Northern Adelaide occupies the northern end of the Adelaide metropolitan area and consists of the following local government areas: the City of Playford, the City of Salisbury, the City of Tea Tree Gully and the east half of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.[22][13]
Southern Adelaide
Southern Adelaide occupies the southern end of the Adelaide metropolitan area and consists of the following local government areas: the City of Holdfast Bay, the City of Marion, the City of Mitcham and the City of Onkaparinga.[23][13]
Western Adelaide
Western Adelaide occupies the area in the Adelaide metropolitan area located to the north-west of the Adelaide city centre and consists of the following local government areas: the City of Charles Sturt, the City of West Torrens and the western half of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.[24][13]
Yorke and Mid North
Yorke and Mid North consists of land on the
Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Protected areas
South Australia's protected areas are grouped into 11 regions:[26]
- Adelaide
- Adelaide Hills
- Barossa
- Clare Valley
- Eyre Peninsula
- Fleurieu Peninsula
- Flinders Ranges and Outback
- Kangaroo Island
- Limestone Coast
- Murray River
- Yorke Peninsula
Natural resource management
The Natural Resources Management Act 2004 established the following Natural Resources Management (NRM) regions “to give ownership of and responsibility for NRM to regional communities”: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Alinytjara Wilurara, Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Northern and Yorke, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin and the South East.[27][28]
Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA)
Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) supports economic development in the non-metropolitan regions of South Australia. It identifies eight non-metropolitan regions:[29]
- Adelaide Hills
- Barossa, Light and Lower North
- Eyre and Western
- Far North
- Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
- Limestone Coast
- Murray and Mallee
- Yorke and Mid North
Electoral districts
South Australia is divided into 47 electoral districts each of which elects a single member into the South Australian House of Assembly (also called the lower house of parliament).
It is divided into
The federal divisions overlay the state electoral districts, but do not aggregate them. A state district may be divided amongst two or more federal divisions.
Local government
South Australia's Local Government Areas (LGAs) have grouped themselves into seven Regional Local Government Associations. These are:[30]
- LGA Metropolitan Group
- Central Local Government Region
- Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association
- Murray and Mallee Local Government Association
- Southern and Hills Local Government Association
- South East Local Government Association
- Provincial Cities Association
- Outback areas do not have local government except for a small number of towns
Biogeographic regions
The
- Broken Hill Complex (shared with New South Wales)
- Central Ranges (shared with Western Australia and Northern Territory)
- Channel Country (mostly in Queensland but also South Australia, New South Wales and Northern Territory)
- Eyre Yorke Block
- Finke (shared with Northern Territory)
- Flinders Lofty Block (mostly in South Australia but extends to New South Wales)
- Furneaux (shared with Victoria)
- Great Victoria Desert (shared with Western Australia)
- Gawler
- Kanmantoo
- Murray Darling Depression (shared with New South Wales and Victoria)
- Naracoorte Coastal Plain(shared with Victoria)
- Nullarbor(shared with Western Australia)
- Riverina (mostly in New South Wales and Victoria)
- Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (shared with New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland)
Industry regions
Tourist regions
South Australia has been divided into the following 12 tourism regions for the purpose of coordinating both government and tourism industry efforts to promote South Australia as a visitor destination: Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Barossa, Clare Valley, Eyre Peninsula, Fleurieu Peninsula, Flinders Ranges and Outback, Kangaroo Island, Limestone Coast, Murray River, Lakes & Coorong, Riverland and Yorke Peninsula.[32][33]
Wine regions
The wine industry has a number of defined
See also
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