Mil-Lel, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Mil-Lel
State:SA
Postcode:5291[1]
Dist1:374
Dir1:SE
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:7
Dir2:NE
Location2:Mount Gambier
Lga:District Council of Grant
County:Grey
Region:Limestone Coast
Stategov:Mount Gambier[2]
Fedgov:Barker[3]
Maxtemp:19.0
Maxtemp Footnotes:[4]
Mintemp:8.2
Rainfall:712.4
Coordinates:-37.7731°N 140.8295°W
Coord Ref:[5]
Near-N:Mingbool
Near-Ne:Strathdownie
Near-E:Strathdownie
Mumbannar
Near-Se:Mumbannar
Near-S:Worrolong
Glenburnie
Near-Sw:Suttontown
Near-W:Suttontown
Near-Nw:Wandilo
Near:Mil-Lel
Footnotes:Locations
Adjoining localities[6]

Mil-Lel is a northern suburb of Mount Gambier.

The name for this suburb is believed to be a corruption of "Mullel", the name of a nearby waterhole. The name was historically written as two words: "Mil Lel" until the spelling was changed to "Mil-Lel" on 28 May 2009.[5]

Mil Lel Post Office opened on 1 September 1899, was downgraded to a receiving office from October 1910 until being upgraded again on 1 July 1927, and closed on 30 June 1993.[7]

Mil-Lel is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.[3] [2] [5] It is also part of Mount Gambier’s urban sprawl.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcode for Mil Lel (sic), South Australia. Postcodes Australia. 20 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Electoral District of Mount Gambier (map) . Electoral Commission SA . 17 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Federal electoral division of Barker . Australian Electoral Commission. 28 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 17 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Search results for 'Mil-Lel, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. 20 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Glenelg Shire town and rural districts names and boundaries . 3 September 2016 . Locality names and boundary maps . Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, State Government of Victoria, Australia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222073851/http://www.dtpli.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/218177/Glenelg_V47.pdf . 22 December 2016 .
  7. Web site: Mil Lel . Premier Postal . Post Office Reference . 20 April 2018.