McLaren Flat is a township in the McLaren Vale/Willunga basin south of
Adelaide
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. McLaren Flat is on the sprawling flat land to the east of the town of
McLaren Vale
McLaren Vale is a wine region in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide metropolitan area and centred on the town of McLaren Vale about south of the Adelaide city centre. It is internationally renowned for the win ...
on the road to
Kangarilla. At the
2016 census, the locality had a population of 1,537 of which 1,121 lived in its town centre.
McLaren Flat is located within the
McLaren Vale wine region. The area surrounding the town is planted to vineyards and several wineries are located in the immediate area. It has a population of 600. It shares the same post code as McLaren Vale (5171) but has a different telephone exchange (8383...). McLaren Flat has its own primary school, however all of the town's sports teams are joined with the neighbouring town of McLaren Vale and known as McLaren Districts.
McLaren Flat is in the
City of Onkaparinga
It is in
Mawson
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Towns in South Australia
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