Barossa Council

Barossa District Council
Local government area
The location of the Barossa Council in blue
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
Region	Barossa Light and Lower North[1]
Established	1996
Council seat	Nuriootpa
Government
• Mayor	Michael "Bim" Lange[2]
• State electorate	Schubert
• Federal divisions	Barker Spence
Area
• Total	912 km^2 (352 sq mi)
Population
• Total	25,066 (2021)
• Density	27.48/km^2 (71.2/sq mi)
Website	Barossa District Council
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Barossa Council is a local government area in the Barossa Valley in South Australia. The council area covers 912 square kilometres, and had a population of over 23,000 in the 2016 Census and 25,066 in the 2021 census.^[3]

History

Barossa Council was created in July 1996, following the amalgamation of the District Council of Angaston, the District Council of Barossa and the District Council of Tanunda. The council gained a portion of the former District Council of Mount Pleasant in July 1997.^[4]

Description

Townships in the council area include

• Angaston
• Eden Valley
• Lyndoch
• Moculta
• Mount Pleasant
• Nuriootpa
• Penrice
• Springton
• Stockwell
• Tanunda
• Williamstown

Mayors

• Brian Hurn - 1996-2014
• Bob Sloane - 2014-2018
• Michael "Bim" Lange - 2018 - present

See also

• List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia
• Hoffnungsthal, South Australia

References

1. "Barossa, Light and Lower North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
2. "Your Elected Members". Barossa Council. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
3. "2021 Barossa, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
4. "About Council Fact Sheet" (PDF). Barossa Council. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Local Government Association

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