Aldinga Beach, South Australia

This article is about the suburb in South Australia. It is not to be confused with Aldinga Bay.
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
State electorate(s) Kaurna[3]
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[4]

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.[1][4]

History

Aldinga Beach Post Office opened on 1 March 1960.[5]

Aldinga Beach 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.[6] 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.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Aldinga Beach (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Aldinga Beach (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "2014 State election boundaries". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 "City of Onkaparinga suburb boundaries map". City of Onkaparinga. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Protected Areas of South Australia September (Map) 2014 Edition" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "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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