Macclesfield, South Australia

Macclesfield
South Australia
The Three Brothers Arms
Macclesfield
Coordinates35°10′0″S 138°50′0″E / 35.16667°S 138.83333°E / -35.16667; 138.83333
Population977 (UCL 2021)
Established1840
Postcode(s)5153
Elevation272 m (892 ft)
LGA(s)
RegionAdelaide Hills
Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
State electorate(s)Heysen
Federal division(s)Division of Mayo
Localities around Macclesfield:
Green Hills Range Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Meadows Macclesfield Gemmells
Paris Creek Strathalbyn
FootnotesAdjoining localities

Macclesfield is a small town on the upper reaches of the River Angas in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. In the 2016 census, Macclesfield had a population of 832 while the 2016 Census showed an increase to 958.

Macclesfield is in the District Council of Mount Barker local government area's South Ward. As of 2015, the elected representative members in the South Ward were Roger Irvine and Greg Morrison. The town is also in the state electorate of Heysen and the federal Division of Mayo.