Coles, South Australia
- 316 km (196 mi) SE of Adelaide
- 39 km (24 mi) SW of Naracoorte
Mean max temp[7] | Mean min temp[7] | Annual rainfall[7] |
21.2 °C 70 °F | 8.4 °C 47 °F | 603.5 mm 23.8 in |
Suburbs around Coles: | ||
Lucindale | Lucindale Spence | Spence |
Fox | Coles | Spence Bool Lagoon Maaoupe |
Furner | Short | Wattle Range East |
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.[4]
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.[8]
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.[6][5][1]
In January 2022 a bushfire burning within the locality resulted in the death of a CFS volunteer Louise Hincks.[9]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coles (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Postcode for Coles, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ a b "District of MacKillop (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics LUCINDALE POST OFFICE (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - C" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Memorials to Firefighters, Remembering our Fallen". South Australian Country Fire Service Promotions Unit. Retrieved 25 October 2022.