Proof Range, South Australia (original) (raw)
Town in South Australia
Town in South Australia, Australia
| Proof Range | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Proof Range |
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| Coordinates: 34°15′21″S 138°10′52″E / 34.25585211°S 138.18106110°E / -34.25585211; 138.18106110[3]Location[2]Climate[8] | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| LGA | Wakefield Regional Council[1] |
| Location | 84 km (52 mi) NNW of Adelaide[2] 6 km (3.7 mi) S of Port Wakefield |
| Established | 2000[3] |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | Narungga[4] |
| • Federal division | Grey[5] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20 (SAL 2021)[7] |
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) |
| Postcode | 5550[2] |
| Mean max temp | 22.6 °C (72.7 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 10.7 °C (51.3 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 330.9 mm (13.03 in) |
| Localities around Proof Range Port Wakefield Port Wakefield[1] Port Wakefield Port Wakefield Proof Range Inkerman Gulf St Vincent Wild Horse Plains Wild Horse Plains | |
| Adjoining localities[1] |
Proof Range is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coastline of Gulf St Vincent about 74 kilometres (46 miles) north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) south of the town centre of Port Wakefield.[2] Its boundaries were created in January 2000 in respect of the “long established name.”[3] Its name is derived from the use of the land within its extent for the testing of weapons and ammunition as part of the Port Wakefield Proof and Experimental Establishment.[1][3] Proof Range is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area known as the Wakefield Regional Council.[3][5][4]