Local Government Areas in South Australia

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The state of South Australia in the south of the Australian continent

The Australian state of South Australia is divided into 68 local administrative areas, the Local Government Areas (LGA).

There are three classifications of LGA:

  1. City - for cities and urban areas
  2. Town - for small towns and inner-city areas
  3. Council - for rural areas and settlements

There are no legal differences between these LGA types. The differences are in name only and merely reflect the historical differences that existed prior to the introduction of the current Local Government Act 1999, which regulates local self-government in South Australia.

Only the coastal areas in the southeast around the capital Adelaide and the Eyre Peninsula are more densely populated. Most of the land area of ​​South Australia in the northern outback contains no major settlements except for the mining towns of Coober Pedy and Roxby Downs . Except for the Aboriginal Councils, this sparsely populated land is administered by the Outback Areas Community Development Trust .

Rural administrative areas

The territory of South Australia excluding the capital Adelaide and the outback is divided into 49 LGAs. These are spread over seven urban areas (six cities and one municipal council) and 42 rural areas (councils, district councils, regional councils).

There are also five Aboriginal Councils, four of which are in the outback and one on the Murray River (Murray-Mallee region) amid other LGAs.

Each LGA is administered by a council elected by the residents of the area. The council chairman is the mayor ("mayor") of the LGA.

The LGAs are geographically grouped into six regions.


                     
Aboriginal Councils      
The 54 South Australia LGAs outside Adelaide (gray)
 Outback    
  1. Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
  2. Maralinga Tjarutja
  3. Yalata
  4. Nepabunna
  5. Gerard Community Council
  
  1. Coober Pedy Council
  2. Roxby Downs Municipal Council
Eyre Peninsula       Central      
  1. Ceduna Council
  2. Streaky Bay District Council
  3. Wudinna District Council
  4. Elliston Council
  5. Kimba Council
  6. Lower Eyre Peninsula Council
  7. Port Lincoln City
  8. Tumby Bay District Council
  9. Cleve Council
  10. Franklin Harbor Council
  11. Whyalla City
  12. Port Augusta City
  
  1. Copper Coast Council
  2. Yorke Peninsula District Council
  3. Barunga West Council
  4. Port Pirie Regional Council
  5. Wakefield Regional Council
  6. Mallala Council
  7. Light Council
  8. Barossa Council
  9. Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
  10. Goyder Regional Council
  11. Northern Areas Council
  12. Peterborough District Council
  13. Mount Remarkable District Council
  14. Flinders Ranges Council
  15. Orroroo Carrieton District Council
Southern & Hills       South east       Murray Mallee      
  1. Kangaroo Island Council
  2. Yankalilla District Council
  3. Alexandrina Council
  4. Victor Harbor City
  5. Mount Barker Council
  
  1. Grant Council
  2. Kingston Council
  3. Mount Gambier City
  4. Naracoorte Lucindale Council
  5. Robe District Council
  6. Tatiara District Council
  7. Wattle Range Council
  
  1. Mid Murray Council
  2. Loxton Waikerie Council
  3. Berri Barmera Council
  4. Renmark Paringa Council
  5. Karoonda East Murray Council
  6. Southern Mallee District Council
  7. Murray Bridge Rural City
  8. Coorong District Council

Adelaide (Greater Area)

There are 19 LGAs in the area of ​​the capital Adelaide . 1.1 of the 1.5 million people in South Australia live here. Like the rural LGAs, the LGAs in Adelaide are administered by councils and mayors. There is no superordinate city administration. However, the chairman of Adelaide City in the city center plays a special role. He bears the title of Lord Mayor and acts as the representative of the city of Adelaide on official occasions.

  Adelaide City        
The 19th Adelaide LGA

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