Coles, South Australia

Coles
Coles
Coordinates: 37°12′45″S 140°27′39″E / 37.212412°S 140.460758°E / -37.212412; 140.460758[1]
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
LGA
Location
Established3 December 1998[1][2]
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total35 (SAL 2021)[6]
Time zoneUTC+9:30 (ACST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+10:30 (ACST)
Postcode
5272[7]
CountyRobe[1]
Mean max temp21.2 °C (70.2 °F)[8]
Mean min temp8.4 °C (47.1 °F)[8]
Annual rainfall603.5 mm (23.76 in)[8]
Suburbs around Coles
Lucindale Lucindale
Spence
Spence
Fox Coles Spence
Bool Lagoon
Maaoupe
Furner Short Wattle Range East
Locations[7]
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.[7]

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.[9]

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.[4][3][1]

In January 2022 a bushfire burning within the locality resulted in the death of a CFS volunteer Louise Hincks.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "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. ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Lucindale)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 3 December 1998. p. 1711. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "District of MacKillop (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coles (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coles (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  7. ^ a b c "Postcode for Coles, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics LUCINDALE POST OFFICE (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. ^ Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - C" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Memorials to Firefighters, Remembering our Fallen". South Australian Country Fire Service Promotions Unit. Retrieved 25 October 2022.