McLaren Vale, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids McLaren Vale South Australia
McLaren Vale Location in South Australia
Population	3,096 (2016 census)(urban centre) 3,842 (2016 census)(locality)
• Density	794/km2 (2,060/sq mi)
Established	1838 13 July 1995 (locality)
Postcode(s)	5171
Area	3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	33 km (21 mi) S of Adelaide 9 km (6 mi) S of Noarlunga Centre
LGA(s)	City of Onkaparinga
Region	Southern Adelaide
County	Adelaide
State electorate(s)	Mawson
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 21.7 °C 71 °F 12.8 °C 55 °F 448.4 mm 17.7 in
Localities around McLaren Vale: Old Noarlunga Onkaparinga Hills Onkaparinga Hills Old Noarlunga Seaford Heights Seaford Rise Maslin Beach McLaren Vale Blewitt Springs McLaren Flat The Range Tatachilla Whites Valley Willunga Willunga
Footnotes	Locations Adjoining localities

McLaren Vale is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 33 kilometres (21 mi) south of the Adelaide city centre and about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the municipal seat at Noarlunga Centre.

Geography and demographics

The town and locality is located within the McLaren Vale wine region.

Former Newsboys frontman Peter Furler was born in McLaren Vale.

The Coast to Vines rail trail passes through McLaren Vale. There was a station at McLaren Vale on the former Willunga railway line that it follows.

The main road junction into the town, at Victor Harbor Road and Main Road, has over the years been notorious for fatal crashes. In 2011, construction started on an overpass, to remove the threat of right hand turns through high speed traffic. The overpass opened in late 2012.

There were two supermarkets in the town, a Foodland and a BI-LO (where Browse and Save currently operates), until Foodland was sold, and Bilo moved into the vacancy. In 2006, BI-LO converted to Coles along with the national conversion. In 2011, it was announced that the shopping centre would be undergoing an upgrade, with a Target Country. Target Country will occupy the current Coles location, after a new, bigger Coles is built behind its current location. The complete shopping centre is expected to open in early 2013.

At the 2016 census, the locality of McLaren Vale had a population of 3,842 and a median age of 52 of which 3,096 lived in its town centre.

McLaren Vale is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the City of Onkaparinga.