Proof Range, South Australia
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| Proof Range South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Proof Range | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°15′21″S 138°10′52″E / 34.25585211°S 138.18106110°E[1] Location[2] Climate[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 20 (SAL 2021)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5550[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Wakefield Regional Council[5] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narungga[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[7] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[5] | ||||||||||||||
Proof Range is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coastline of Gulf St Vincent about 74 kilometres (46 miles) north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) south of the town centre of Port Wakefield.[2] Its boundaries were created in January 2000 in respect of the “long established name.”[1] Its name is derived from the use of the land within its extent for the testing of weapons and ammunition as part of the Port Wakefield Proof and Experimental Establishment.[5][1] Proof Range is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Narungga and the local government area known as the Wakefield Regional Council.[1][7][6]
