Eden Valley, South Australia

Eden Valley
South Australia
The St Petri Lutheran Church at Eden Valley, 2006
Eden Valley is located in South Australia
Eden Valley
Eden Valley
Coordinates34°38′28″S 139°05′53″E / 34.641°S 139.098°E / -34.641; 139.098
Population390 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1864[2]
Postcode(s)5235
Elevation305 m (1,001 ft)
Location55 km (34 mi) NE of Adelaide[2]
LGA(s)Barossa Council
State electorate(s)Schubert
Federal division(s)Barker
Localities around Eden Valley:
Mount McKenzie Keyneton Sedan
Flaxman Valley Eden Valley Cambrai
Mount Crawford Taunton, Springton Sanderston
FootnotesElevation, coordinates[3]

Eden Valley is a small South Australian town in the Barossa Ranges. It was named by the surveyors of the area after they found the word "Eden" carved into a tree.[4] Eden Valley has an elevation of 460 metres and an average annual rainfall of 716.2mm.[2] Eden Valley is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal divisions of Barker and Mayo.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eden Valley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Eden Valley". The Barossa Council. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Placename Details: Eden Valley". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 18 March 2010. SA0021903. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Eden Valley, Nomenclature". State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.