Port Willunga Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Port Willunga beach | |||||||||||||||
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]
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