Aldinga Beach, South Australia

Aldinga Beach
South Australia
Black cormorants at Aldinga Beach
Aldinga Beach
Coordinates 35°16′52″S 138°27′14″E / 35.281°S 138.454°E / -35.281; 138.454Coordinates: 35°16′52″S 138°27′14″E / 35.281°S 138.454°E / -35.281; 138.454
Population
Postcode(s) 5173
LGA(s) City of Onkaparinga
Region Southern Adelaide[3]
County Adelaide[4]
State electorate(s) Mawson [5]
Federal Division(s) Kingston
Suburbs around Aldinga Beach:
Gulf St Vincent Port Willunga Aldinga
Gulf St Vincent Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Sellicks Beach
Gulf St Vincent Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Footnotes Adjoining suburbs[6]

Aldinga Beach is an outer southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has the postcode 5173. At the 2011 census, Aldinga Beach had a population of 9,697.[2][6]

History

Aldinga Beach Post Office opened on 1 March 1960.[7]

Aldinga Beach is known as Dingy to the local residents. pronounced ding-ee

Protected areas

Aldinga Beach is associated with two protected areas - the Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park and the Aldinga Reef Aquatic Reserve. The Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park is located within the southern extent of the suburb and on land in the adjoining suburb of Sellicks Beach.[8] The Aldinga Reef aquatic reserve is located immediately offshore of both Aldinga Beach and Port Willunga and includes land within the intertidal zone of both suburbs.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Aldinga Beach (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Aldinga Beach (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ↑ "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected - "Counties" and "Local Government Areas"". Property Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 "City of Onkaparinga suburb boundaries map". City of Onkaparinga. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Protected Areas of South Australia September (Map) 2014 Edition" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Search result for "Aldinga Reef Aquatic Reserve" with the following databases selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Aquatic Reserves"". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2016.


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