Field is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state’s south-east about 139 kilometres (86 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 61 kilometres (38 mi) south-east of the municipal seat in Tailem Bend.[1][4]

Field South Australia
Field
Coordinates	35°49′26″S 139°39′50″E[1]
Population	79 (2016 census)[2]
Established	24 August 2000[3]
Postcode(s)	5265[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	139 km (86 mi) SE of Adelaide 61 km (38 mi) SE of Tailem Bend.
LGA(s)	Coorong District Council[1]
Region	Murray and Mallee[1]
County	Buccleuch Cardwell Russell[1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop[5]
Federal division(s)	Barker[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 20.8 °C 69 °F 10.3 °C 51 °F 469.2 mm 18.5 in
Suburbs around Field: Meningie Meningie East Coonalpyn Coonalpyn Meningie Coroong Field Coonalpyn Tintinara Coroong Colebatch Tintinara
Footnotes	adjoining localities[1]

Its boundaries were created on 24 August 2000.[3] Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Field.[1]

The majority land use within Field is ’primary production’ and is concerned with “agricultural production.” Some land in its south-east corner which is occupied by the Mount Boothby Conservation Park is zoned for ‘conservation’.[8][1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Field had a population of 79 people.[2]

Field is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Coorong District Council.[6][1][5]

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