OB Flat

OB Flat
South Australia
OB Flat
Coordinates 37°53′19″S 140°46′27″E / 37.8886°S 140.7742°E / -37.8886; 140.7742Coordinates: 37°53′19″S 140°46′27″E / 37.8886°S 140.7742°E / -37.8886; 140.7742
Population 630 (shared with other localities in the ‘State Suburb of Ob Flat”) (2011 census)[1][2][lower-alpha 1]
Established 1860[2]
Postcode(s) 5291
LGA(s) District Council of Grant[2]
Region Limestone Coast[3]
County Grey[2]
State electorate(s) Mount Gambier[4]
Federal Division(s) Barker[5]
Localities around OB Flat:
Mount Gambier Mount Gambier Mount Gambier
Moorak
Mount Schank		 OB Flat Yahl
Square Mile
Yahl
Mount Schank Mount Schank
Caveton		 Caveton
Footnotes Coordinates[2]
Locations[2]
Climate[6]
Adjoining localities[2]

OB Flat is a rural locality near Mount Gambier in South Australia.

At the 2011 census, OB Flat shared a population of 630 with an adjoining locality.[1]

The name for this locality is believed to derive from a herd of cattle bearing the brand "OB" (owned by O. Beswick) which once roamed in the area.[2]

Caroline is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.[5][4][2]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ For the 2011 census, the ‘State Suburb of OB Flat’ consisted of the locality of OB Flat and part of the locality of Yahl.
Citations
  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "OB Flat". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Search result for "OB Flat (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0051519 with the following layers selected - “Suburbs and Localities”, “County”, “Hundred”, “Place names (gazetteer)”, “Road Labels“ and “Development Plan Layers”". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Summary (climate) Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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