Town of Gawler
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The Town of Gawler is a Local Government Area north of Adelaide
in South Australia
containing Gawler
and its suburbs. The Corporation of the Town of Gawler was established on 9 July 1857 as the residents were not happy that the town area was covered by three different district councils. The 2001 census of the Town of Gawler LGA determined that 1.0% of the population were Indigenous Australian, and 76.3% were born in Australia. The current Mayor of Gawler is Brian Sambell.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
containing Gawler
Gawler, South Australia
Gawler is the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is located north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley...
and its suburbs. The Corporation of the Town of Gawler was established on 9 July 1857 as the residents were not happy that the town area was covered by three different district councils. The 2001 census of the Town of Gawler LGA determined that 1.0% of the population were Indigenous Australian, and 76.3% were born in Australia. The current Mayor of Gawler is Brian Sambell.
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Gawler, South Australia Gawler is the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is located north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley... (5118) Gawler East, South Australia Gawler East is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the Town of Gawler.-References:... (5118) Gawler South, South Australia Gawler South is a suburb of the South Australian town of Gawler, located in the northern Adelaide metropolitan area region, 43 km north of Adelaide. It is bordered by the South Para River and the suburbs of Gawler, Reid and Evanston.-History:... (5118) Gawler West, South Australia Gawler West, is a suburb of the South Australian town of Gawler, located in the northern Adelaide metropolitan area region, 43 km north of Adelaide. It is bordered by the South Para River and the suburbs of Gawler South, and Buchefielde... (5118) Hillier, South Australia Hillier is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Town of Gawler.-Geography:Hillier is a western suburb of the Gawler local government area. It is primarily bounded by Angle Vale Road, Wingate Road, the Sturt Highway and the Gawler River.-Demographics:The 2006 Census... (5116) |
Willaston, South Australia Willaston is a northern suburb northeast of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Town of Gawler.-History:William Paxton and Samuel Stocks obtained land in the area in 1848 and 1849. After Stocks died in 1850, Paxton laid out the village called Willaston... (5118) |
See also
- Gawler, South AustraliaGawler, South AustraliaGawler is the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is located north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley...
- List of Adelaide suburbs
- Local Government Areas of South AustraliaLocal Government Areas of South AustraliaThis is a list of Local Government Areas in South Australia. The LGAs are grouped by region, as defined by the Local Government Association of South Australia.-LGAs sorted by region:-External links:* *...