Spalding South Australia | |
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The former "District Council of Spalding" council chambers | |
Coordinates | 33°29′0″S 138°36′0″E / 33.48333°S 138.60000°E |
Population | 194 (UCL 2021)[1] |
Established | 1885 (district council proclaimed)[2] |
Postcode(s) | 5454 |
Elevation | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
LGA(s) | Northern Areas Council |
State electorate(s) | Stuart |
Federal division(s) | Grey |
Spalding is a town located north of the Clare Valley in South Australia, Australia. At the 2016 census, Spalding had a population of 215.[3]
It is mainly a farming community and also is home to a slate quarry.
Services in the town include a supermarket, hotel, school, gun supplies store, roadhouse, Country Fire Service station, South Australian State Emergency Service (SES) unit, dedicated post office and police station.
Spalding is presumed to be named after the market town of Spalding, Lincolnshire in the UK.[citation needed]
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