Fox, South Australia
Suburb of Naracoorte Lucindale Council, South Australia
37°13′10″S 140°20′08″E / 37.219411°S 140.335476°E / -37.219411; 140.335476[1]- 298 km (185 mi) SE of Adelaide
- 45 km (28 mi) SW of Naracoorte
| Mean max temp[6] | Mean min temp[6] | Annual rainfall[6] |
| 21.2 °C 70 °F | 8.4 °C 47 °F | 603.5 mm 23.8 in |
| Suburbs around Fox: | ||
| Conmurra | Conmurra Lucindale | Lucindale |
| Conmurra Greenways | Fox | Coles |
| Clay Wells | Clay Wells Furner | Short |
Adjoining localities[1]
Fox is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about 298 kilometres (185 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-west of the municipal seat of Naracoorte.[1]
Boundaries for the locality were created and was given the name of Fox on 3 December 1998. The name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Fox in which the locality is located.[1] The hundred itself was named after Arthur Aloysius Fox who served one term in the South Australian House of Assembly.[7]
Fox is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.[5][4][1]
See also
- Fox (disambiguation)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Search results for 'Fox, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fox (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (in the District Council of Lucindale)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 3 December 1998. p. 1711. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b "District of MacKillop (map)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics LUCINDALE POST OFFICE (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Manning, Geoffrey. "South Australian Names - F" (PDF). Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
