McLaren Flat, South Australia

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{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = McLaren Flat

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| state = sa

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| coordinates = {{coord|35.207953|S|138.58653|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| postcode = 5171{{cite web|title= Postcode for McLaren Flat, South Australia|url= https://postcodes-australia.com/areas/sa/adelaide/mclaren+flat |publisher=Postcodes Australia|accessdate=3 February 2019}}

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| timezone = ACST

| utc = +9:30

| timezone-dst = ACST

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| dist1 = 31

| dir1 = S

| location1= Adelaide city centre

| dist2 = 11

| dir2 = SE

| location2 = Noarlunga Centre

| lga = City of Onkaparinga

| region = Southern Adelaide{{cite web|title=Southern Adelaide SA Government region|url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/24082/Southern_Adelaide_SA_Government_region.pdf|publisher=The Government of South Australia|accessdate=17 April 2017}}

| county = Adelaide{{cite web|title=Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected – "Counties" and "Local Government Areas" |url=http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/ |work=Property Location SA Map Viewer |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=24 April 2017}}

| stategov = Mawson{{cite map |url=http://edbc.sa.gov.au/redistributions/2016/2016-electoral-district-maps/mawson-map-2016-pdf/download.html |title=Mawson |publisher=Electoral District Boundaries Commission |date=2016 |accessdate=2 March 2018}}

| fedgov = Division of Mayo

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| near-nw = McLaren Vale

| near-n = Blewitt Springs
Kangarilla

| near-ne = Kangarilla

| near-e = Kangarilla
Kuitpo

| near-se = Kuitpo

| near-s = McLaren Vale
The Range
Kuitpo

| near-sw = McLaren Vale

| near-w = McLaren Vale

| near = McLaren Flat

| footnotes = Locations
Adjoining localities

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McLaren Flat is a township in the McLaren Vale/Willunga basin south of Adelaide. McLaren Flat is on the sprawling flat land to the east of the town of McLaren Vale 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.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=UCL415025 |name=McLaren Flat (Urban Centre) |accessdate=3 February 2019 |quick=on}}{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC40842|name=McLaren Flat (State Suburb) |accessdate=3 February 2019 |quick=on}}

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20070310230624/http://www.placenames.sa.gov.au/pno/pnores.phtml?recno=SA0043944]. It is in Mawson. It is also on the boundary of the federal electorates of Kingston and Mayo [http://www.aec.gov.au/_content/who/profiles/k/kingston.htm].