Laffer, South Australia

Laffer is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about 199 kilometres (124 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 57 kilometres (35 mi) west of the municipal seat in Bordertown.^[1][4]

Laffer South Australia
Laffer
Coordinates	36°10′31″S 140°08′44″E[1]
Population	48 (2016 census)[2]
Established	24 August 2000[3]
Postcode(s)	5267[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	199 km (124 mi) SE of Adelaide 57 km (35 mi) SE of Bordertown.
LGA(s)	Tatiara District Council[1]
Region	Limestone Coast[1]
County	Cardwell[1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop[5]
Federal division(s)	Barker[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 22.9 °C 73 °F 8.0 °C 46 °F 408.1 mm 16.1 in
Suburbs around Laffer: Bunbury Mount Charles Keith Bunbury Laffer Keith Tilley Swamp Petherick Willalooka
Footnotes	Locations[4][1] Adjoining localities[1]

Its boundaries were created on 24 August 2000.^[3] Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Laffer which it occupies along with the locality of Mount Charles.^[1][8]

Land use within Laffer is ’primary production’. This includes land at the locality’s southern boundary which is occupied by the protected area known as the Gum Lagoon Conservation Park.^[9][1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Laffer had a population of 48 people.^[2]

Laffer is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Tatiara District Council.^[6][1][5]

References

1. "Search results for 'Laffer, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Laffer (SA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
3. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 596, 24 August 2000, retrieved 28 December 2017
4. "Postcode for Laffer, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
5. "District of MacKillop Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
6. "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Summary statistics KEITH (MUNKORA) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
8. "Search results for 'Hundred of Laffer, HD' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', "Hundreds' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
9. "Development Plan - Tatiara Council - Consolidated – 24 October 2013" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 136 and 206–211. Retrieved 29 December 2017.