Fox, South Australia

Fox is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about 298 kilometres (185 mi) south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-west of the municipal seat of Naracoorte.

Fox
South Australia
Fox
Coordinates37°13′10″S 140°20′08″E
Population49 (SAL 2021)
Established3 December 1998
Postcode(s)5272
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
  • 298 km (185 mi) SE of Adelaide
  • 45 km (28 mi) SW of Naracoorte
LGA(s)Naracoorte Lucindale Council
RegionLimestone Coast
CountyRobe
State electorate(s)MacKillop
Federal division(s)Barker
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.2 °C
70 °F
8.4 °C
47 °F
603.5 mm
23.8 in
Suburbs around Fox:
Conmurra Conmurra
Lucindale
Lucindale
Conmurra
Greenways
Fox Coles
Clay Wells Clay Wells
Furner
Short
FootnotesLocations
Adjoining localities

Boundaries for the locality were created and was given the name of Fox on 3 December 1998. The name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Fox in which the locality is located. The hundred itself was named after Arthur Aloysius Fox who served one term in the South Australian House of Assembly.

Fox 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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