Totness, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Totness
State:sa
Coordinates:-35.05°N 138.8333°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Lga:District Council of Mount Barker
Postcode:5250
Est:2005
Stategov:Kavel
Fedgov:Mayo
Dist1:2
Location1:Mount Barker
Dist2:1
Location2:Littlehampton
Near-Nw:Hahndorf
Near-N:Balhannah
Near-W:Paechtown
Near-E:Littlehampton
Near-Sw:Mount Barker
Near-S:Mount Barker
Near-Se:Mount Barker
Footnotes:[1]

Totness consists mainly of industrial zoned areas. It is commonly referred to as Mount Barker or Littlehampton but is actually a locality of Mt Barker that was cut off from the rest of the town by the construction of the South Eastern Freeway in 1977. There is no street sign indicating you are entering Totness. Its windmill is the oldest surviving building in the – Mt Barker area.

It is about from Mount Barker Post Office, and from Littlehampton Post Office, but the towns have almost merged due to growth.

It is also home to the Totness Recreation Park.

Totness was first subdivided in the 1880s, without regard to its contours.Part of the movie 'Ned Kelly', starring Mick Jagger, was filmed on Totness Rd.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Totness . Government of South Australia . Location SA Map Viewer . 20 November 2003 . 4 September 2021 .