Angaston, South Australia

Angaston
South Australia
Murray St, the main street of Angaston
Angaston is located in South Australia
Angaston
Angaston
Coordinates34°30′S 139°03′E / 34.500°S 139.050°E / -34.500; 139.050
Population2,095 (2016 census)[1]
Established1842
Postcode(s)5353
Elevation347 m (1,138 ft)
Location77 km (48 mi) north-east of Adelaide via
LGA(s)Barossa Council
State electorate(s)Schubert
Federal division(s)Barker
Localities around Angaston:
Light Pass Penrice, Stockwell Moculta, Truro
Nuriootpa Angaston[2] Keyneton
Bethany, Vine Vale, Tanunda Flaxman Valley Mount McKenzie, Eden Valley
Angaston painted by George French Angas in the 1840s

Angaston is a town on the eastern side of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, 77 km northeast of Adelaide. Its elevation is 347 m, one of the highest points in the valley, and has an average rainfall of 561  mm. Angaston was originally known as German Pass, but was later renamed after the politician, banker and pastoralist George Fife Angas, who settled in the area in the 1850s. Angaston is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Barker.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Angaston (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 May 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Property Location Browser". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2014.