District Council of Barunga West

The District Council of Barunga West is a local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. The council seat is at Port Broughton, with a sub-office at Bute.

Map of DC of Barunga West, SA, Australia

The council covers an area at the top of the Yorke Peninsula which includes the towns and localities of Alford, Bute, Clements Gap, Fisherman Bay, Kulpara, Melton, Ninnes, Port Broughton, Thomas Plain and Ward Hill, and parts of Mundoora, Paskeville, South Hummocks, Tickera and Willamulka.

It was formed in 1997 from the amalgamation of the District Council of Bute and the District Council of Port Broughton. The council takes its name from the Barunga Range in the eastern part of the council area.

The main industries are tourism and growing grain.