Port Noarlunga Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Port Noarlunga jetty and reef, viewed from Witton Bluff | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°08′56″S 138°28′31″E / 35.149003°S 138.4752°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,245 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1856[3] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5167[4] | ||||||||||||||
Location | 27 km (17 mi) south of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Onkaparinga | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Adelaide[5] | ||||||||||||||
County | Adelaide[6] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Reynell | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kingston[7] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Location[4] Climate[8] Adjoining suburbs[1] |
Port Noarlunga is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It is a small sea-side suburb, with a population of 2,918 (2016 census),[9] about 30 kilometres (19 miles) to the south of the Adelaide city centre and was originally created as a sea port. This area is now popular as a holiday destination or for permanent residents wishing to commute to Adelaide or work locally. There is a jetty that connects to a 1.6 kilometres (0.99 miles) natural reef that is exposed at low tide.
It is known as Tainbarang[10] or Tainbarilla[11] by the traditional owners, the Kaurna people, and is of significance as being the site of a freshwater spring said to be created by the tears of Tjilbruke, the creator being.[10] A reserve known as the Tutu Wirra Reserve, on Witton Bluff, is the location of the stone cairn commemorating the second spring created by Tjilbruke on his journey down the coast.[12]
The suburb is bounded to the south by the Onkaparinga River, including a tidal estuary. It is bounded to the west by the coastline with Gulf St Vincent, by Christies Beach to the north and by Noarlunga Centre and Noarlunga Downs to the east.[1]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).In December the stone cairn that marks the Tjirbruki/Tjilbruke Dreaming Track natural spring at Port Noarlunga was reinstated in the reserve atop Witton Bluff. This reserve has since been named Tutu Wirra Reserve, meaning 'lookout park' in the Kaurna language. The new location for the cairn was selected through engagement with a local Kaurna elder. The cairn at Port Noarlunga is one of four Tjirbruki/Tjilbruke markers along the coastline in our region.
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