Clay Wells, South Australia

Clay Wells is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about 300 kilometres (190 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide, and about 39 kilometres (24 mi) south-east and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-west respectively of the municipal seats of Robe and Millicent.[1][5]

Clay Wells
South Australia
Clay Wells
Coordinates37°19′03″S 140°09′22″E[1]
Population27 (2016 census)[2][lower-alpha 1]
Established18 December 1997[4]
Postcode(s)5280[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)
RegionLimestone Coast[1]
CountyRobe [1]
Grey[1]
State electorate(s)MacKillop[6]
Federal Division(s)Barker[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
19.6 °C
67 °F		 9.6 °C
49 °F		 608.5 mm
24 in
Suburbs around Clay Wells:
Bray Bray
Greenways
Fox		 Fox
Bray Clay Wells Furner
Magarey Magarey
Thornlea
Kangaroo Inn		 Furner
Kangaroo Inn
FootnotesLocations[5][1]
Adjoining localities [1]

Boundaries for the locality were created for “the long established name” on 18 December 1997 for the portion within the Wattle Range Council while the portions in the District Council of Lucindale and District Council of Robe were respectively added in 1998 and 1999.[1][4][9]

The land use within the locality is ‘primary production’. A protected area known as the Reedy Creek Conservation Park is located in the watercourse of Reedy Creek which passes through the locality and forms part of its eastern boundary.[10]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Clay Wells had a population of 27 people.[2][3]

Clay Wells is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government areas of the District Council of Robe, the Wattle Range Council and the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.[7][6][1]

References
Notes
  1. For the 2016 census, the ‘State Suburb of Clay Wells’ consisted all of the locality with exception to the portion in its eastern side which is located in the Wattle Range Council and which was included in the 'State Suburb of Kangaroo Inn' where the population was zero in 2016.[2][3][1]
  2. Land within the Naracoorte Lucindale Council consists of part of the watercourse of Reedy Creek.[1]
Citations
  1. "Search results for 'Clay Wells, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Railways' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clay Wells". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kangaroo Inn". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  4. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 1655, 18 December 1997, retrieved 17 May 2018
  5. "Postcode for Clay Wells, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. "District of MacKillop (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  7. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  8. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ROBE AIRFIELD (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. "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.
  10. "Search results for 'Clay Wells, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Gazetteer' and 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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