Wolseley, South Australia

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Wolseley
South Australia
Wolseley historic shop with restored advertising sign on the side
Wolseley is located in South Australia
Wolseley
Wolseley
Coordinates36°22′11″S 140°54′15″E / 36.369661°S 140.904151°E / -36.369661; 140.904151[1]
Population180 (2016 census)[2]
Established8 May 1884 (town)
16 March 2000 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)5269[5]
Elevation110 m (361 ft)[6]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 289 km (180 mi) South East of Adelaide via
  • 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Bordertown
LGA(s)Tatiara District Council[1]
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
CountyBuckingham[1]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[7]
Federal division(s)Barker[8]
Mean max temp[9] Mean min temp[9] Annual rainfall[9]
21.5 °C
71 °F		 8.6 °C
47 °F		 463 mm
18.2 in
Localities around Wolseley:
Pine Hill Pine Hill
Bordertown
Pooginagoric		 Wolseley Serviceton
Pooginagoric Pooginagoric
Custon
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Wolseley (formerly Tatiara) is a small South Australian town near the Victorian border. It is five kilometres south of the Dukes Highway and 13 kilometres east of Bordertown. It was first proclaimed a town in 1884.

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Wolseley had a population of 180 people.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search results for 'Wolseley, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wolseley". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Untitled Proclamation (for the Town of Tatiara)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 8 May 1884. pp. 1740–1741. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. ^ Lawson, Robert (16 March 2000). "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the District Council of Tatiara)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1434. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  5. ^ Wolseley Postcode Australia Post. Retrieved on 2008-05-29
  6. ^ "Search results for 'Wolseley Railway Station' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  7. ^ "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics PADTHAWAY SOUTH (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 April 2018.