Two Wells, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Two Wells South Australia
Two Wells Location in South Australia
Population	1,926 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	5501
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	39 km (24 mi) N of Adelaide city centre 20 km (12 mi) S of Mallala 24 km (15 mi) W of Gawler
LGA(s)	Adelaide Plains Council
Region	Barossa Light and Lower North
County	Gawler
State electorate(s)	Taylor
Federal Division(s)	Grey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 22.7 °C 73 °F 11.2 °C 52 °F 434.4 mm 17.1 in
Localities around Two Wells: Lower Light Korunye Reeves Plains Middle Beach Two Wells Lewiston Port Gawler Riverlea Park Virginia
Footnotes	Adjoining localities

Two Wells is a town approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the Adelaide city centre in South Australia adjacent to Port Wakefield Road and passed by the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line. The first settlers in the area used two aboriginal wells in the area as a freshwater source. At the 2016 census, Two Wells had a population of 1926.

The Two Wells Cemetery

Notable person

James Park Woods who was born in Two Wells in 1886, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces in 1916 and was awarded a Victoria Cross for gallantry during preliminary attacks on the Hindenburg Line in September 1918. Woods survived the war and returned to a career in viticulture in Western Australia.

ABC TV host Annabell Crabb was born and went to school in Two Wells.