Watervale, South Australia

Watervale
South Australia
The Watervale Hotel, Watervale
Watervale is located in South Australia
Watervale
Watervale
Coordinates33°57′0″S 138°38′0″E / 33.95000°S 138.63333°E / -33.95000; 138.63333
Population338 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1847
Postcode(s)5452
Location
  • 120 km (75 mi) north of Adelaide
  • 15 km (9 mi) south of Clare
LGA(s)District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
RegionMid North
State electorate(s)Frome
Federal division(s)Grey[2]
Localities around Watervale:
Spring Gully Penwortham Mintaro
Kybunga Watervale Manoora
Hoyleton Leasingham Auburn

Watervale is a town on the Horrocks Highway in the Clare Valley, South Australia, approximately 9 kilometres north of Auburn and 15 kilometres south of Clare. It is surrounded by a number of small wineries and several B&Bs. The Riesling Trail runs past the town to the west, between the Highway and the Skilly Hills. The town has a number of 19th-century heritage buildings, including the former Stanley Grammar School, which now provides private bed and breakfast accommodation.[3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Watervale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 20 July 2018". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ Accommodation, Clare Valley. "Clare Valley Accommodation". oldstanleygrammar.com.au. Retrieved 18 January 2017.