Outback (region)

The Outback Region is one of seven regions used by the Local Government Association of South Australia to describe the territories used by its regional groupings of local government areas.

The region encompasses all areas north and west of the more densely populated southeastern part of the state, all the way to its northern border with the Northern Territory (26th parallel south) and to its western border with Western Australia (129th meridian east).

Four of the five aboriginal councils of South Australia fall within the boundaries of the Outback Region.

Only Gerard (Aboriginal Council) falls within Murray Mallee region, which is southeast of the Outback Region.

The largest towns of the Outback Region, with their 2006 census population figures which account for more than 70 percent of the Outback Region's population: On the local government level, the Outback Region is composed of seven units, with a wide range in area from 76 to 624,339 km²: