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Wrattonbully
South Australia
Wrattonbully is located in South Australia
Wrattonbully
Wrattonbully
Location in South Australia
Population 655 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Joanna”) (2011 census)
Established 12 April 2001
Postcode(s) 5271
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 327 km (203 mi) SE of Adelaide city centre
  • 75 km (47 mi) N of Mount Gambier
LGA(s) Naracoorte Lucindale Council
State electorate(s) MacKillop
Federal Division(s) Barker
Localities around Wrattonbully:
Joanna Koppamurra Langkoop
Wrattonbully
Glenroy Comaum Poolaijelo

Wrattonbully is a locality located within the Naracoorte Lucindale Council in the Limestone Coast in the south east of South Australia about 327 kilometres (203 miles) south east of the Adelaide city centre. Wrattonbully gives its name to the wine region surrounding it, the Wrattonbully wine region.

Wrattonbully was established following World War II in 1946 as a soldier settlement scheme. Seventeen farms were allocated to returned soldiers. The community hall was established in 1958. Wrattonbully shares a single CFS brigade with the neighbouring locality of Joanna.

Wrattonbully is located within the federal Division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop, and the local government area of the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.

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