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OB Flat Mount Gambier, South Australia
OB Flat
Coordinates	37°53′22″S 140°46′24″E / 37.889341°S 140.773459°E / -37.889341; 140.773459
Population	470 (SAL 2021)
Established	1860
Postcode(s)	5291
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant City of Mount Gambier
Region	Limestone Coast
County	Grey
State electorate(s)	Mount Gambier
Federal division(s)	Barker
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 19.0 °C 66 °F 8.2 °C 47 °F 712.4 mm 28 in
Suburbs around OB Flat: Mount Gambier Mount Gambier Mount Gambier Moorak Mount Schank OB Flat Yahl Square Mile Yahl Mount Schank Mount Schank Caveton Caveton
Footnotes	Locations Adjoining localities

OB Flat is a south-eastern suburb of Mount Gambier in South Australia.

The name for this suburb is believed to derive from a herd of cattle bearing the brand "OB" (owned by O. Beswick) which once roamed in the area.

OB Flat is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government areas of the District Council of Grant and the City of Mount Gambier. It is also part of Mount Gambier’s urban sprawl.

References

1. "Search results for 'OB Flat, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ob Flat (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. ^ "Search result for "OB Flat (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0051519 with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "County", "Hundred", "Place names (gazetteer)", "Road Labels" and "Development Plan Layers"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
4. "Limestone Coast SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
5. ^ "District of Mount Gambier Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
6. ^ "Federal electoral division of Barker" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
7. ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MOUNT GAMBIER AERO (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

• Suburbs of Mount Gambier
• Towns in South Australia
• Limestone Coast