Editing Local government areas of South Australia

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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
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'''[[Local government in Australia|Local government]] in the Australian state of [[South Australia]]''' describes the organisations and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by section 64A of ''[[Constitution of South Australia|Constitution Act 1934 (SA)]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/ca1934188/s64a.html |title=Constitution Act 1934 – Section 64A  |date= 1934 |work=Australasian Legal Information Institute |publisher=Government of South Australia |access-date=24 June 2013}}</ref>

==LGAs sorted by region==

The organisations, often called '''local government areas''' (LGAs) are constituted and managed in accordance with the ''Local Government Act 1999'' (South Australia). They are grouped below by region, as defined by the Local Government Association of South Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=6560 |title=Council Maps |work=LGASA Official Site |publisher=Local Government Association of South Australia |access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref> [[Maralinga Tjarutja]] and [[Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara]] aboriginal councils both located in the remote north of the state are by far the largest South Australian LGAs, both exceeding 100,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=":0" /> [[Coorong District Council]] and [[District Council of Loxton Waikerie|Loxton Waikerie]] are the next largest LGAs.<ref name=":0" /> The smallest LGAs are [[Town of Walkerville|Walkerville]] and then [[City of Prospect|Prospect]], both occupying less than 10&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> each.<ref name=":0" />

The area with the largest population growth was [[City of Playford|Playford]] in Adealide's northern suburbs with a net increase of 2,847 people from June 2021 to June 2022.<ref name=":0" /> [[Port Pirie]] had the largest net reduction in population of 106.<ref name=":0" /> The fastest growth of an LGA in South Australia was in [[Adelaide Plains Council|Adelaide Plains]] at 4.9 percent.<ref name=":0" /> [[Coober Pedy]] was the fastest shrinking LGA, at -3.0 percent.<ref name=":0" />

===Metropolitan Adelaide===

This group of areas are found around [[Adelaide|Metropolitan Adelaide]] along a 70&nbsp;km stretch of the [[Gulf St Vincent]] coast and up to 50&nbsp;km inland.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Year est.
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Land area
! scope="col" colspan=2| Population<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Regional population, 2021-22 financial year {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/latest-release |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Notes
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]
! scope="col" | [[sq mi]]
![[Population density|Density]] (2022)<ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
|-
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Adelaide}} ||[[Adelaide CBD|Adelaide]] ||align=center|1840 ||{{Convert|16|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|1677|| align="right" |25,551 || align="right" |26,120 ||<!-- If you don't start on a new line, you get a big gap between the first and second lines -->Capital city of South Australia<br />1840 Established as Adelaide Corporation<br />1843 Managed by the Colonial government, and then a commission<br />1852 Re-established<br />1919 Office of Mayor raised to Lord Mayor ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Adelaide-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname||Adelaide Hills Council}} ||[[Woodside, South Australia|Woodside]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|795|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|52|| align="right" |41,250 || align="right" |41,448 ||Amalgamation of District Councils of [[District Council of East Torrens|East Torrens]], [[District Council of Gumeracha|Gumeracha]], [[District Council of Onkaparinga|Onkaparinga]] and [[District Council of Stirling|Stirling]] ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Adelaide Hills-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Burnside}} ||[[Tusmore, South Australia|Tusmore]] ||align=center|1856 ||{{Convert|28|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|1,697|| align="right" |46,444 || align="right" |46,692 ||1856 gazetted as District Council of Burnside<br />1935 became the Municipality of Burnside<br />1943 proclaimed the City of Burnside ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Burnside-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Campbelltown|City of Campbelltown (South Australia)}} ||[[Rostrevor, South Australia|Rostrevor]] ||align=center|1854||{{Convert|24|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|2,301|| align="right" |55,475 || align="right" |56,013 ||1854 established as the District Council of Payneham<br/>1867 [[District Council of Stepney]] (later itself called Payneham) seceded<br/>1868 renamed to District Council of Campbelltown<br />1946 became the Town of Campbelltown<br />1960 proclaimed the City of Campbelltown ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Campbelltown-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Charles Sturt}} ||[[Woodville, South Australia|Woodville]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|55|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|2,280|| align="right" |123,146 || align="right" |124,906 ||Amalgamation of [[City of Hindmarsh Woodville]] and the [[City of Henley and Grange]] ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Charles Sturt-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|Town of|Gawler}} ||[[Gawler, South Australia|Gawler]] ||align=center|1857 ||{{Convert|41|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|635|| align="right" |25,304 || align="right" |26,123 ||Established as the Corporation of the Town of Gawler in 1857 following resident dissatisfaction at being governed by three different district councils||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Gawler-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Holdfast Bay}} ||[[Brighton, South Australia|Brighton]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|14|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|2,768|| align="right" |37,868 || align="right" |38,061 ||Amalgamation of [[City of Glenelg|Glenelg]] and [[City of Brighton (South Australia)|Brighton]] city councils ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Holdfast Bay-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Marion}} ||[[Sturt, South Australia|Sturt]] ||align=center|1853 ||{{Convert|56|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|1,737|| align="right" |95,650 || align="right" |96,658 ||1853 established as the District Council of Brighton<br/>1886 renamed to the District Council of Marion<br/>1944 gazetted as the municipality, City of Marion ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Marion-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Mitcham}} ||[[Torrens Park, South Australia|Torrens Park]] ||align=center|1853 ||{{Convert|76|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|905|| align="right" |68,180 || align="right" |68,403 ||First LGA formally founded after the City of Adelaide ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Mitcham-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Norwood Payneham & St Peters}} ||[[Norwood, South Australia|Norwood]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|15|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|2,516|| align="right" |37,850 || align="right" |38,001 ||Amalgamation of the [[City of Kensington and Norwood]], the [[City of Payneham]] and the [[Town of St Peters]]. ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Norwood-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Onkaparinga}} ||[[Noarlunga Centre, South Australia|Noarlunga Centre]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|518|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|345|| align="right" |176,628 || align="right" |178,546 ||Amalgamation of Cities of [[City of Happy Valley|Happy Valley]] and [[City of Noarlunga|Noarlunga]] with part of the [[District Council of Willunga]]||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Onkaparinga-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Playford}} ||[[Elizabeth, South Australia|Elizabeth]] || align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|345|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|300|| align="right" |100,573 || align="right" |103,420 ||Amalgamation of the cities of [[City of Elizabeth|Elizabeth]] and [[City of Munno Para|Munno Para]] ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Playford-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Port Adelaide Enfield}} ||[[Port Adelaide, South Australia|Port Adelaide]] || align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|92|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|1,480|| align="right" |134,202 || align="right" |135,844 ||Amalgamation of the cities of [[City of Port Adelaide|Port Adelaide]] and [[City of Enfield|Enfield]] ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Port Adelaide-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Prospect}} ||[[Prospect, South Australia|Prospect]] || align=center|1872 ||{{Convert|8|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|2,919|| align="right" |22,497 || align="right" |22,741 ||Separated from [[District Council of Yatala South]] ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Prospect-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Salisbury}} ||[[Salisbury, South Australia|Salisbury]] || align=center|1933 ||{{Convert|160|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|926|| align="right" |147,602 || align="right" |148,003 ||Amalgamation of [[District Council of Yatala North]] and large part of [[District Council of Munno Para West]]||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Salisbury-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Tea Tree Gully}} ||[[Modbury, South Australia|Modbury]] || align=center|1858 ||{{Convert|95|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|1,078|| align="right" |102,067 || align="right" |102,666 ||1858 established by separation from [[District Council of Highercombe]]<br/>1935 reunited with Highercombe under current name||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Tea Tree Gully-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Unley}} ||[[Unley, South Australia|Unley]] ||align=center|1871||{{Convert|14|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|2,739|| align="right" |39,082 || align="right" |39,085 ||Separated from [[District Council of Mitcham]] as the Corporate Town of Unley||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Unley-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|Town of|Walkerville}} ||[[Gilberton, South Australia|Gilberton]] ||align=center|1855 ||{{Convert|4|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|2,317|| align="right" |8,091 || align="right" |8,179 ||Separated from [[District Council of Yatala]] ||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-Walkerville-MJC.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|West Torrens}} ||[[Hilton, South Australia|Hilton]] ||align=center|1856 ||{{Convert|37|km2|0|disp=table}} 
|1,702|| align="right" |62,469 || align="right" |63,105 ||1856 established as the District Council of West Torrens<br/>1944 became a municipal corporation, the Corporate Town of West Torrens<br/>1950 gained city status as the City of West Torrens<br/>1997 annexed the [[Town of Thebarton]]||[[Image:Adelaide-LGA-West Torrens-MJC.png|100px]]
|}

===Regional South Australia===
====[[Eyre Peninsula]]====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Year est.
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Land area
! scope="col" colspan=2| Population<ref name=":0" />
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Notes
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]
! scope="col" | [[sq mi]]
![[Population density|Density]] (2022)<ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of|Ceduna}} ||[[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna]] ||align=center|1896 ||{{Convert|5427|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |0.7 || align="right" |3,651 || align="right" |3,650 || ||[[Image:Ceduna LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of|Cleve}} ||[[Cleve, South Australia|Cleve]] ||align=center|1911 ||{{Convert|4507|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |0.4 || align="right" |1,776 || align="right" |1,765 ||Separated from [[District Council of Franklin Harbour|Franklin Harbour]] ||[[Image:Cleve LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of|Elliston}} ||[[Elliston, South Australia|Elliston]] ||align=center|1887 ||{{Convert|6500|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |0.2 || align="right" |1,038 || align="right" |1,037 ||Boundary changes in 1989 ||[[Image:Elliston LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of|Franklin Harbour}} ||[[Cowell, South Australia|Cowell]] ||align=center|1888 ||{{Convert|3583|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |0.5 || align="right" |1,323 || align="right" |1,323 || ||[[Image:Franklin Harbour LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of|Kimba}} ||[[Kimba, South Australia|Kimba]] ||align=center|1924 ||{{Convert|3986|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |0.2 || align="right" |1,053 || align="right" |1,057 || || [[Image:Kimba LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of|Lower Eyre Peninsula}} ||[[Cummins, South Australia|Cummins]] ||align=center|1921 ||{{Convert|4771|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |1.3 || align="right" |6,060 || align="right" |6,100 ||Part of District Council of Port Lincoln (proclaimed 1880). [[District Council of Tumby Bay]] separated in 1906. [[City of Port Lincoln|Corporation of Port Lincoln]] separated in 1921. Remainder named District Council of Lincoln. Renamed Lower Eyre Peninsula in 1988. ||[[Image:Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Port Augusta}} ||[[Port Augusta, South Australia|Port Augusta]] ||align=center|1964 ||{{Convert|1153|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |12.5 || align="right" |14,453 || align="right" |14,456 || ||[[Image:Port Augusta LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Port Lincoln}} ||[[Port Lincoln, South Australia|Port Lincoln]] ||align=center|1921 ||{{Convert|30|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |492.2 || align="right" |14,880 || align="right" |14,947 ||Separated from [[District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula|District Council of Port Lincoln]] in 1921. Proclaimed a city in 1971. ||[[Image:Port Lincoln LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of|Streaky Bay}} ||[[Streaky Bay, South Australia|Streaky Bay]] ||align=center|1887 ||{{Convert|6232|km2|0|disp=table}}|| align="right" |0.4 || align="right" |2,241  || align="right" |2,254 || ||[[Image:Streaky Bay LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of|Tumby Bay}} ||[[Tumby Bay, South Australia|Tumby Bay]] ||align=center|1906 ||{{Convert|2616|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |1.1 || align="right" |2,875 || align="right" |2,889 ||Separated from [[District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula|District Council of Port Lincoln]] ||[[Image:Tumby Bay LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of|Whyalla}} ||[[Whyalla, South Australia|Whyalla]] ||align=center|1970 ||{{Convert|1033|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |20.4 || align="right" |21,960 || align="right" |21,894 || ||[[Image:Whallya LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Wudinna District Council]]||[[Wudinna, South Australia|Wudinna]] ||align=center|1925 ||{{Convert|5394|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |0.2 || align="right" |1,163 || align="right" |1,164 ||Established as the District Council of Minnipa. Later renamed as District Council of Le Hunte. Given present name in 2008. ||[[Image:Le Hunte LGA.png|100px]]
|}

====Central region====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Year est.
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Land area
! scope="col" colspan=2| Population<ref name=":0" />
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Notes
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]
! scope="col" | [[sq mi]]
![[Population density|Density]] (2022)<ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
|-
|[[Adelaide Plains Council]]||[[Mallala, South Australia|Mallala]]  ||align=center|1935 ||{{Convert|933|km2|0|disp=table}}  || align="right" |11.2 || align="right" |9,977 || align="right" |10,461  || Amalgamation of the district councils of [[District Council of Grace|Grace]], [[District Council of Dublin|Dublin]] and [[District Council of Port Gawler|Port Gawler]] ||[[Image:Mallala LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Barossa Council]]||[[Angaston, South Australia|Angaston]] ||align=center|1996 ||{{Convert|894|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |29.0 || align="right" |25,569 || align="right" |25,878 ||Amalgamation of  district councils of [[District Council of Angaston|Angaston]], [[District Council of Barossa|Barossa]], [[District Council of Tanunda|Tanunda]] and, since 1997, part of [[District Council of Mount Pleasant|Mount Pleasant]]  ||[[Image:Barossa LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Barunga West}}  ||[[Port Broughton, South Australia|Port Broughton]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|1590|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |1.7 || align="right" |2,676 || align="right" |2,676 || Amalgamation of the [[District Council of Bute]] and the [[District Council of Port Broughton]] ||[[Image:Barunga West LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Clare and Gilbert Valleys}} ||[[Clare, South Australia|Clare]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|1892|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |5.0 || align="right" |9,366 || align="right" |9,393 ||Amalgamation of the district councils of [[District Council of Clare|Clare]], [[District Council of Riverton|Riverton]] and [[District Council of Saddleworth and Auburn|Saddleworth and Auburn]] ||[[Image:Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Copper Coast Council]]||[[Kadina, South Australia|Kadina]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|773|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |20.3 || align="right" |15,336 || align="right" |15,652 ||Amalgamation of the [[District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula]] and [[Corporate Town of Wallaroo]] ||[[Image:Copper Coast LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Flinders Ranges Council|Flinders Range Council]]||[[Quorn, South Australia|Quorn]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|4071|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |0.4 || align="right" |1,686 || align="right" |1,682 || Amalgamation of the [[District Council of Kanyaka-Quorn]] and the [[District Council of Hawker]] ||[[Image:Flinders Ranges LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|Regional Council of |Goyder}} ||[[Burra, South Australia|Burra]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|6715|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |0.6 || align="right" |4,138 || align="right" |4,134 ||Amalgamation of the district councils of [[District Council of Burra Burra|Burra Burra]] [[District Council of Eudunda|Eudunda]], [[District Council of Hallet|Hallet]] and [[District Council of Robertstown|Robertstown]]. ||[[Image:Goyder LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Light Regional Council]]||[[Kapunda, South Australia|Kapunda]] ||align=center|1996 ||{{Convert|1277|km2|0|disp=table}}  || align="right" |12.8 || align="right" |16,083 || align="right" |16,332  ||Amalgamation of the [[District Council of Light (1977–1996)]] and the [[District Council of Kapunda]] ||[[Image:Light LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Mount Remarkable}}  ||[[Melrose, South Australia|Melrose]]  ||align=center|1980 ||{{Convert|3423|km2|0|disp=table}}  || align="right" |0.9 || align="right" |2,921 || align="right" |2,915 ||Amalgamation of [[District Council of Port Germein]] and [[District Council of Wilmington]] ||[[Image:Mt Remarkable LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Northern Areas Council]]||[[Jamestown, South Australia|Jamestown]]  ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|2986|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |1.6 || align="right" |4,659 || align="right" |4,671 ||Amalgamation of the district councils of [[District Council of Rocky River|Rocky River]], [[District Council of Spalding|Spalding]], and [[District Council of Jamestown|Jamestown]] ||[[Image:Northern Areas LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Orroroo Carrieton}} ||[[Orroroo, South Australia|Orroroo]]  ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|3322|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |0.3 || align="right" |891 || align="right" |890  || Amalgamation of the [[District Council of Orroroo]] and [[District Council of Carrieton]] ||[[Image:Orroroo Carierton LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Peterborough}} ||[[Peterborough, South Australia|Peterborough]] ||align=center|1935 ||{{Convert|3020|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |0.6 || align="right" |1,669 || align="right" |1,670  || ||[[File:Australia-Map-SA-LGA-Peterborough.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Port Pirie Regional Council]]||[[Port Pirie, South Australia|Port Pirie]]  ||align=center|1997  ||{{Convert|1761|km2|0|disp=table}}  || align="right" |10.0 || align="right" |17,754 || align="right" |17,648  || Amalgamation of the [[City of Port Pirie]] and the [[District Council of Crystal Brook-Redhill]] ||[[Image:Port Pirie LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Wakefield Regional Council]]||[[Balaklava, South Australia|Balaklava]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|3469|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |2.0 || align="right" |6,926 || align="right" |6,958 ||Amalgamation of the [[District Council of Blyth-Snowtown]] and [[District Council of Wakefield Plains]] ||[[Image:Wakefield LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Yorke Peninsula Council]]||[[Maitland, South Australia|Maitland]] ||align=center|1997 ||{{Convert|5900|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |2.0 || align="right" |11,828 || align="right" |11,922 ||Established as the District Council of Yorke Peninsula in 1997 by amalgamation of the district councils of [[District Council of Central Yorke Peninsula|Central Yorke Peninsula]], [[District Council of Minlaton|Minlaton]], [[District Council of Warooka|Warooka]] and [[District Council of Yorketown|Yorketown]].<br/>Renamed in 2013. ||[[Image:Yorke Peninsula LGA.png|100px]]
|}

====Southern and Hills region====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Year est.
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Land area
! scope="col" colspan=2| Population<ref name=":0" />
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Notes
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]
! scope="col" | [[sq mi]]
![[Population density|Density]] (2022)<ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
|-
|[[Alexandrina Council]]||[[Goolwa, South Australia|Goolwa]]  ||align=center|1997  ||{{Convert|1827|km2|0|disp=table}} || align="right" |16.3 || align="right" |29,257 || align="right" |29,780 ||Amalgamation of the District Council of Strathalbyn, the District Council of Port Elliot and Goolwa, and a portion of the District Council of Willunga. ||[[Image:Alexandrina LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Kangaroo Island Council]]||[[Kingscote, South Australia|Kingscote]]  ||align=center|1996  ||{{Convert|4401|km2|0|disp=table}}  || align="right" |1.2 || align="right" |4,999 || align="right" |5,084  ||Amalgamation of the District Council of Kingscote and the District Council of Dudley. ||[[Image:Kangaroo Island LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Mount Barker}}  ||[[Mount Barker, South Australia|Mount Barker]]  ||align=center|1853  ||{{Convert|595|km2|0|disp=table}}  || align="right" |69.0 || align="right" |39,627 || align="right" |41,059  || ||[[Image:Mount Barker LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|City of |Victor Harbor}}  ||[[Victor Harbor, South Australia|Victor Harbor]]  ||align=center|1975  ||{{Convert|385|km2|0|disp=table}}  || align="right" |43.5 || align="right" |16,427 || align="right" |16,720  ||Amalgamation of District Council of Encounter Bay and the Corporation of Victor Harbor in 1975. Formerly a district council, became a city in 2000. ||
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Yankalilla}}  ||[[Yankalilla, South Australia|Yankalilla]]  ||align=center|1854  ||{{Convert|751|km2|0|disp=table}}  || align="right" |8.0 || align="right" |5,928 || align="right" |5,998  || ||[[Image:Yankalilla LGA.png|100px]]
|}

====Murray Mallee region====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Year est.
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Land area
! scope="col" colspan=2| Population<ref name=":0" />
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Notes
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]
! scope="col" | [[sq mi]]
![[Population density|Density]] (2022)<ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
|-
|[[Berri Barmera Council]]||[[Berri, South Australia|Berri]]   ||align=center|1996  ||{{Convert|476|km2|0|disp=table}}  ||align=right|22.5 || align="right" |10,747 || align="right" |10,713  ||Amalgamation of district councils of Barmera and Berri. || [[Image:Berri Barmera LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Coorong District Council]]||[[Meningie, South Australia|Meningie]]  ||align=center|1995  ||{{Convert|8833|km2|0|disp=table}}  ||align=right|0.6 || align="right" |5,599 || align="right" |5,569 ||Amalgamation of District Council of Coonalpyn Downs, Peake District Council and Meningie District Council. ||[[Image:Coorong LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Karoonda East Murray}}  ||[[Karoonda, South Australia|Karoonda]]|| align="center" |1979  ||{{Convert|4416|km2|0|disp=table}}  
| align="right" |0.2 || align="right" |1,025 || align="right" |1,028  ||Amalgamation of District Council of Karoonda and District Council of East Murray. ||[[Image:Karoonda East Murray LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Loxton Waikerie}}  ||[[Loxton, South Australia|Loxton]]|| align="center" |1997  ||{{Convert|7764|km2|0|disp=table}}  
| align="right" |1.5 || align="right" |11,922 || align="right" |11,928  ||Amalgamation of district councils of Loxton, Waikerie and Browns Well. ||[[Image:Loxton Waikerie LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Mid Murray Council]]||[[Mannum, South Australia|Mannum]]|| align="center" |1997  || align="center" |6,272  
| style="text-align:right;" |2,422 || align="right" |1.5 || align="right" |9,355 ||9,415 ||Amalgamation of district councils of Mannum, Morgan, Ridley-Truro and part of the District Council of Mount Pleasant.
|[[Image:Mid Murray LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|Rural City of |Murray Bridge}}  ||[[Murray Bridge, South Australia|Murray Bridge]]|| align="center" |1977||{{Convert|1832|km2|0|disp=table}}   
| align="right" |12.3 || align="right" |22,348 || align="right" |22,554  || ||[[Image:Murray Bridge LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Renmark Paringa Council]]||[[Renmark, South Australia|Renmark]]|| align="center" |1996  ||{{Convert|916|km2|0|disp=table}}  
| align="right" |11.0 || align="right" |10,009 || align="right" |10,044  ||Amalgamation of Town of Renmark and the District Council of Paringa. ||[[Image:Renmark Paringa LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Southern Mallee District Council]]||[[Pinnaroo, South Australia|Pinnaroo]]|| align="center" |1997  
| style="text-align:right;" |5,702|| align="right" |2,202 || align="right" |0.4 || align="right" |2,029  ||   2,013||
|[[Image:Southern Mallee LGA.png|100px]]
|}

====Southeast region====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Year est.
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Land area
! scope="col" colspan=2| Population<ref name=":0" />
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Notes
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]
! scope="col" | [[sq mi]]
![[Population density|Density]] (2022)<ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Grant}} ||[[Mount Gambier, South Australia|Mount Gambier]] ||align=center|1996 ||{{Convert|1898|km2|0|disp=table}} ||align=right|4.7 || align="right" |8,862 || align="right" |8,925 ||Amalgamation of District Councils of Mount Gambier and Port MacDonnell. ||[[Image:Grant LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Kingston District Council]]||[[Kingston SE, South Australia|Kingston SE]] ||align=center|1873 ||{{Convert|3340|km2|0|disp=table}} ||align=right|0.7 || align="right" |2,375 || align="right" |2,389 ||Renamed from Lacepede District Council in 2000. ||[[Image:Kingston LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[City of Mount Gambier]]||[[Mount Gambier, South Australia|Mount Gambier]] || align="center" |1876 
| style="text-align:right;" |34|| align="right" |13 || align="right" |819.4 || align="right" |27,642 ||  27,771||
|[[Image:Mt Gambier LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Naracoorte Lucindale Council]]||[[Naracoorte, South Australia|Naracoorte]] ||align=center|1993 ||{{Convert|4520|km2|0|disp=table}} ||align=right|2.0 || align="right" |8,896 || align="right" |8,928 ||Amalgamation of District Council of Naracoorte, District Council of Lucindale and the Corporate Township of Naracoorte. ||[[Image:Naracoorte Lucindale LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Robe}} ||[[Robe, South Australia|Robe]] ||align=center|1869 ||{{Convert|1092|km2|0|disp=table}} ||align=right|1.5 || align="right" |1,568 || align="right" |1,583 || ||[[Image:Robe LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Tatiara District Council]]||[[Bordertown, South Australia|Bordertown]] ||align=center|1876 ||{{Convert|6527|km2|0|disp=table}} ||align=right|1.1 || align="right" |7,072 || align="right" |7,040 || ||[[Image:Tiatara LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Wattle Range Council]]||[[Millicent, South Australia|Millicent]]  ||align=center|1997  ||{{Convert|3926|km2|0|disp=table}} ||align=right|3.1 || align="right" |12,127 || align="right" |12,163  ||Amalgamation of district councils of Beachport, Millicent and Penola. ||[[Image:Wattle Range LGA.png|100px]]
|}

====Outback====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Local government area
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Council seat
! scope="col" rowspan=2| Year est.
! colspan="3" scope="col" | Land area
! scope="col" colspan=2| Population<ref name=":0" />
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Notes
! class=unsortable scope="col" rowspan=2| Map
|-
! scope="col" | [[Square kilometer|km<sup>2</sup>]]
! scope="col" | [[sq mi]]
![[Population density|Density]] (2022)<ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" | 2021
! scope="col" | 2022
|-
|[[Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara]]||[[Umuwa, South Australia|Umuwa]]  ||align=center|1981 ||{{Convert|102353|km2|0|disp=table}} ||align=right|0.0 || align="right" |2,554 || align="right" |2,595 || ||[[Image:APY LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|{{sortname|District Council of |Coober Pedy}} ||[[Coober Pedy, South Australia|Coober Pedy]] ||align=center|1987 ||{{Convert|78|km2|0|disp=table}} ||align=right|20.3 || align="right" |1,624 || align="right" |1,576 || ||[[Image:Coober Pedy LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Maralinga Tjarutja]]||[[Ceduna, South Australia|Ceduna]] ||align=center|2006 || {{Convert|102704|km2|0|disp=table}} ||align=right|0.0 || align="right" |102 || align="right" |102 || ||[[Image:MT LGA.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Roxby Council]] ||[[Roxby Downs, South Australia|Roxby Downs]]|| align="center" |1982 ||{{Convert|111|km2|0|disp=table}} 
| align="right" |37.2 || align="right" |4,115 || align="right" |4,105 || ||[[Image:Roxby Downs LGA.png|100px]]
|}

==Maps==
<gallery>
File:South Australia Local Government Areas.svg|Partial map of LGAs
File:Australia-Map-SA-LGA-Regions.png|LGA regions
File:South Australia LGA types.png|Types of LGAs
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|South Australia}}
*''[[District Councils Act 1887]]''
*[[List of cities and towns in South Australia]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |url=https://historicalsocietysa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-GLOSSARY-OF-LOCAL-GOVERNMENT-AREAS-IN-SA-1840-1985.pdf |title=A Glossery of Local Government Areas in South Australia, 1840-1985 |first1=E. Jane |last1=Robbins |first2=John R. |last2=Robbins|date=1987 |publisher=Historical Society of South Australia |access-date=2 March 2021}}

==External links==
* {{statoids|id=yau|title=Shires of Australia}}
* [http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/ Local Government Association of South Australia]
* [http://www.chariot.net.au/~littoral/lgamap/mpl-0sa.htm Local Government Regions of SA – clickable maps]

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