OB Flat explained

Type:suburb
OB Flat
State:SA
City:Mount Gambier
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Coordinates:-37.8893°N 140.7735°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Established:1860
Established Footnotes:[2]
Postcode:5291
Lga:District Council of Grant
Lga2:City of Mount Gambier
County:Grey
Region:Limestone Coast[3]
Stategov:Mount Gambier[4]
Fedgov:Barker[5]
Maxtemp:19.0
Maxtemp Footnotes:[6]
Mintemp:8.2
Rainfall:712.4
Near-N:Mount Gambier
Near-Ne:Mount Gambier
Near-E:Yahl
Square Mile
Yahl
Near-Se:Caveton
Near-S:Mount Schank
Caveton
Near-Sw:Mount Schank
Near-W:Moorak
Mount Schank
Near-Nw:Mount Gambier
Footnotes:Locations
Adjoining localities

OB Flat is a south-eastern suburb of Mount Gambier in South Australia.

The name for this suburb is believed to derive from a herd of cattle bearing the brand "OB" (owned by O. Beswick) which once roamed in the area.[2]

OB Flat is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government areas of the District Council of Grant and the City of Mount Gambier.[5] [4] [2] It is also part of Mount Gambier’s urban sprawl.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for 'OB Flat, 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. 21 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Search result for "OB Flat (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0051519 with the following layers selected - “Suburbs and Localities”, “County”, “Hundred”, “Place names (gazetteer)”, “Road Labels“ and “Development Plan Layers” . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 28 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Limestone Coast SA Government region. The Government of South Australia. 10 October 2014.
  4. Web site: District of Mount Gambier Background Profile. Electoral Commission SA. 28 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Federal electoral division of Barker . Australian Electoral Commission. 28 March 2016.
  6. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 17 April 2018.