| Port Willunga Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Port Willunga beach | |||||||||||||||
  Port Willunga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′37″S 138°27′47″E / 35.260302°S 138.463188°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,785 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5173 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Onkaparinga[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Adelaide[3] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Adelaide[4] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mawson[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mayo[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[1] | ||||||||||||||
Port Willunga is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.[1] It is known as Wirruwarrungga or Ruwarunga 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.[7]
The 2016 Australian census reported a population of 1,637 people.[8]
Port Willunga is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the City of Onkaparinga.[6][5][1]
Port Willunga beach is one of the most photographed beaches in South Australia and is a popular wedding location featuring the remains of the old Port Willunga Jetty with its golden cliff faces, crystal clear waters and soft white sands.[9][10]
- ^ a b c d e "Search result for 'Port Willunga, SUB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". South Australian Government. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Willunga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Mawson (Electoral district profile)". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Profile of the electoral division of Mayo (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Tjilbruke Dreaming Tracks". Kaurnaculture. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Port Willunga (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Southern Adelaide Wedding Venues". Adelaide Wedding Venues. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Commission, corporateName=South Australian Tourism (11 January 2021). "Visit South Australia - feel stimulated, relaxed, and inspired". southaustralia.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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