Editing South Australia (section)

===Local government===
{{Further|Local government areas of South Australia}}

Local government in South Australia is established by the ''Constitution Act 1934'' (SA), the ''Local Government Act 1999'' (SA), and the ''Local Government (Elections) Act 1999'' (SA).<ref name="lga">{{cite web|url=https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/sa-councils/about-local-government/local-government-in-sa|title=Local government in SA|access-date=6 October 2022|website=Local Government Association of South Australia|date=6 February 2020 }}</ref> South Australia contains [[Local government areas of South Australia|68 councils and 6 Aboriginal and outback communities]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/sa-councils/councils-listing|title=SA councils list & map|access-date=6 October 2022|website=Local Government Association of South Australia|date=15 August 2022 }}</ref> Local councils, elected on a four-yearly basis, are responsible for local roads and stormwater management, waste collection, planning and development, fire prevention and hazard management, dog and cat management and control, parking control, public health and food inspections, and other services for their local communities.<ref name="lga"/> Councils have the power to raise revenue for their activities, which is mostly achieved through "council rates", a tax based on property valuations. Council rates make up about 70% of council revenue, but account for less than 4% of total taxes paid by Australians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/sa-councils/sa-council-services/council-rates|title=Council rates|access-date=6 October 2022|website=Local Government Association of South Australia|date=11 July 2022 }}</ref>