Coles, South Australia

Coles
South Australia
Coles
Coordinates 37°12′45″S 140°27′39″E / 37.212412°S 140.460758°E / -37.212412; 140.460758Coordinates: 37°12′45″S 140°27′39″E / 37.212412°S 140.460758°E / -37.212412; 140.460758[1]
Population 39 (2016 census)[2]
Established 3 December 1998[1]
Postcode(s) 5272[3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) Naracoorte Lucindale Council[1]
Region Limestone Coast[1]
County Robe[1]
State electorate(s) MacKillop[4]
Federal Division(s) Barker[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
21.2 °C
70 °F
8.4 °C
47 °F
603.5 mm
23.8 in
Suburbs around Coles:
Lucindale Lucindale
Spence
Spence
Fox Coles Spence
Bool Lagoon
Maaoupe
Furner Short Wattle Range East
Footnotes Locations[3]
Adjoining localities[1]

Coles is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about 316 kilometres (196 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 39 kilometres (24 mi) south-west of the municipal seat of Naracoorte.[3]

Boundaries for the locality were created and was given the name of Coles on 3 December 1998. The name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Coles in which the locality is located.[1] The hundred itself was named after Jenkin Coles who was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1875 to 1911.[7]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Coles had a population of 39 people.[2]

Coles is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.[5][4][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search results for 'Coles, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coles (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. 1 2 3 "Postcode for Coles, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 "District of MacKillop (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics LUCINDALE POST OFFICE (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - C" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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