Farms For Sale South Australia And Southern Mallee: Farmbuy.com Buyers' Guide

Farms For Sale South Australia And Southern Mallee : Farmbuy.com Buyers' Guide

The Southern Mallee district is a special place to live and work in South Australia, offering genuine rural living with proximity to urban amenities. The Adelaide metropolitan area is only 200 kilometres to its west, and major regional centres like Murray Bridge and Loxton are even closer.

Southern Mallee: Key Localities

Pinnaroo and Lameroo are the commercial, community and residential centres of the Southern Mallee, with the majority of the population concentrated in these towns. Other residents live in rural locations or in the small urban areas of Parilla and Geranium.

The total population of the region only just exceeds 2,000 people, but little though it may be, this it is a highly engaged and active community with strengths in volunteering, arts and culture, sport and a growing reputation for innovative farming.

Wetlands in Pinnaroo

Southern Mallee: Economic Activity

The Southern Mallee has a well-earned reputation as an inviting community, and its diverse economic base supports opportunities in dryland farming and horticulture in addition to many business opportunities in our two urban centres. Tourism activity in Southern Mallee is also growing with a focus on the region's amazing conservation parks.

The area receives a reasonable amount of rainfall, averaging 400-600mm a year. 

4WD-ing in the local Ngarkat Conservation Park

Southern Mallee: A Community Focus 

The local council is focused on maintaining and improving community facilities, with significant recent investment into a range of facilities. This includes the major refurbishment of local swimming pools, development of two new five-day-per-week childcare centres and completing works on community halls.

Council also partners with local community groups to help improve facilities like local museums, and offer events such as Australia Day celebrations, Christmas pageants and the Pinnaroo Show. The district has medical, police, ambulance, education and library services.   

Southern Mallee: More Information

The Southern Mallee community is only growing and it continues to be confident, socially concerned, resilient and proud of its many achievements. If you're interested in learning more about this corner of South Australia or are considering a move to the area, visit Southern Mallee District Council's website here for more information. 

In the mean time, you can see some of our favourite farms for sale South Australia below!

Farms For Sale South Australia: 1274 Garra South Road, Parrakie

High quality livestock property

Located approximately 40km south-west of Lameroo and 62km north-east of Coonalpyn, this 1,220ha (3,014 acre) farm for sale South Australia is currently running 1,300 ewes and 1,700 lambs, plus cattle. The current owner estimates a carrying capacity of circa 250 cows.

A great deal of money has been invested into the property, which is fenced into 20 main paddocks. Approximately 20km of new fencing plus raceway have been installed.

The property also comes with two equipped bores, one new solar submersible, one electric submersible, two large concrete tanks, interconnecting two-inch main line, 10 satellite tanks, and new concrete troughs in most paddocks. The region achieves approximately 422mm of long-term average rainfall.

It features good stands of Veldt grass, responding to fertiliser inputs, some Primrose and Medic Clover, and has seen Lucerne.

The property features a comfortable four-bedroom home, raised board shearing shed, implement shed/workshop, and a new set of Norton cattle yards, crush, ramp plus un-erected new set of sheep yards, plus original yards.

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Farms For Sale South Australia: 2248 Mount Barker Road, Hahndorf 

Exceptionally positioned lifestyle property

This is an extremely rare open parcel of highly usable land, with excellent water supply, in the heart of the Adelaide Hills. Located in the prettiest of locations, between Beerenberg Strawberry Farm and Hahndorf's Farm Barn, nestles this 20-acre property, cradling a gentle valley, where the most magnificent views can be seen. 

The home's yard, with lush green lawns and mature shady trees, offers a perfectly elevated place to roost at the days end or lay on an entertainers spread for all to enjoy.

The large dam benefits from its spring-fed neighbour, amply watering stock all year round. In addition, there's a bore, recently serviced in 2020, and fitted with a new pump.

All four bedrooms in the sprawling home are well proportioned, with built-in robes and a large bathroom to service. A centrepiece stone fire place divides the formal dining and living rooms, or potentially this is another bedroom wing, sealed by a sound-proof door to the rest of the home.

The open plan kitchen, dining and living areas hum of family togetherness times with a second combustion heater.

Uniquely, this property offers the opportunity to continue the currently established dog boarding kennels. Being recently renovated, this is a prime holding, with a license for 88 dogs and 15 cats - a license that would be near impossible to ever obtain again in this area.

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Farms For Sale South Australia: Moss Smith Road, Eden Valley

Spectacular views

This spectacular rural property offers some of the most stunning views imaginable, think Flinders Ranges, yet just 20 minutes from the Barossa and an hour from Adelaide. Writers, artists and anyone simply looking for peace, tranquillity, adventure and authentic nature in a spectacular setting will find this large property a rare opportunity.

The property encompasses approximately 103 hectares (254.5 acres) of native vegetation, grazing land, spectacular rock formations along the river's edge, watering holes for stock and wildlife, never ending hiking trails and magnificent sunsets. There is approximately one kilometre of the Marnev River running through the property.

Build your dream home or simply a weekender (STCC) and enjoy what rural living has to offer. Located just 25 minutes to central Barossa and only just over one hour to Adelaide, this is a must-see property.

Property includes excellent double shed and basic perimeter fencing. Tightly held and rarely available.

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Farms For Sale South Australia: Mount Torrens 

Luxury rural lifestyle

With boundaries bordering Birdwood, Mount Torrens and Tungkillo, the impressive nature of this 182 acres (73.86ha) farm for sale South Australia commences on the approach to the entrance where the large gums border the winter water course. Gently rising in terrain behind the creek, the land contains a scattering of moss rocks before opening up to the large, extremely well fenced grazing areas. The driveway is tree lined with double rural fencing creating a visually impressive approach, with views over the land, whilst also having well positioned farm gates for ease of stock and vehicle manoeuvrability.

The property is fenced into seven main paddocks and can be used for both cropping and grazing. In recent times the land has carried 300 ewes and 270-290 lambs and five breeding cattle or 50 breeding cattle only.

Ground water is via a bore, two dams, the winter creek with spring-fed water holes and numerous tanks. Water storage is via a 26,000-gallon rainwater tank and three 1,300-gallon rain water tanks and a 7,000-gallon bore water tank.

The home is as impressive inside as it is outside. Justifying its position on the land is the enormous wrap around, lined verandah and extensive timber decking with balustrade and marine wire.

Internally, the home has all the modern and luxury trimmings, starting with the kitchen. The 900mm gas cooker, two plumbed fridge provisions, integrated dishwasher, vast cupboard and bench space is any chef's delight. Large floor tiling, the built-in, double sided, gas log fire and the high ceilings are only some of the up-scaled features of the home, which has been cleverly designed for efficiency (nine-star energy rating).

The main of four bedrooms contains an ensuite bathroom and the home includes a designated office. The clever design of the property allows for natural efficiency supported by three gas hot water systems, four split system units, six ceiling fans, double-glazed windows and 6kW solar unit with independent 5.5kva generator back up. 

The shedding complex is an impressive structure with three high clearance roller doors granting access to a 20m x 9m main internal area. With a full concrete floor, lighting and fully equipped bathroom, it will satisfy just about all requirements. Attached to front of the shed is a full-length, high clearance shelter providing additional undercover parking. Attached to the rear is a large undercover area suitable as an implement or feed storage area and currently includes the chook house and raised veggie gardens. Furthermore, the side shelter will accommodate large machinery.

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Farms For Sale South Australia: 82 Koop Creek Road, Springton 

Mix work with pleasure

Springton Hills Winery is a boutique winery where all wines are produced on the estate in a purpose-built winery. Significant commercial and lifestyle potential is on offer with this property.

All wines are made from fruit grown on the 17.2ha property, which was planted progressively from 2001. The two main varieties grown across seven hectares of vines are Shiraz and Riesling. Other varieties grown include: Chardonnay, Cabernet, Grenache and Montepulciano.

This property has potential written all over it! The Springton wine growing region is in the Barossa Valley grape growing region in the Eden Valley sub-region which is well renowned for good quality wine grapes which produce more delicately flavoured wines than the hotter climate area of the Barossa Valley floor.

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