Lower Broughton, South Australia facts for kids

Lower Broughton South Australia
Population	189 (shared with other localities within the 'State Suburb of Wandearah East' ) (2011 census)
Established	1995
Postcode(s)	5522
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	186 km (116 mi) north of Adelaide city centre 17 km (11 mi) south of Port Pirie
LGA(s)	Port Pirie Regional Council
State electorate(s)	Frome
Federal Division(s)	Grey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.7 °C 73 °F 9.3 °C 49 °F 473.3 mm 18.6 in
Suburbs around Lower Broughton: Port Davis Port Davis Pirie East Pirie East Spencer Gulf Lower Broughton Nurom Wandearah East Wandearah West Wandearah West Wandearah East Wandearah East
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Lower Broughton is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia on the east coast of Spencer Gulf about 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the south of the city of Port Pirie and about 186 kilometres (116 mi) north of Adelaide city centre.

The locality was established in June 1995 in respect to “the long established name.” Its name is derived from “its proximity” to the Broughton River.

Lower Broughton occupies land between the coastline in the west and the Spencer Highway in the east around a section of the Broughton River. Land use within the locality consists of agriculture with a strip of land along the coastline being zoned for conservation.

Lower Broughton is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Frome and the local government area of the Port Pirie Regional Council.