Aldinga Beach, South Australia

This article is about the suburb in South Australia. Not to be confused with Aldinga Bay.

Aldinga Beach
South Australia
Black cormorants at Aldinga Beach
Aldinga Beach is located in South Australia
Aldinga Beach
Aldinga Beach
Coordinates35°17′42″S 138°27′27″E / 35.295131°S 138.457387°E / -35.295131; 138.457387[1]
Population10,667 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode(s)5173[3]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location41 km (25 mi) S of Adelaide[3]
LGA(s)City of Onkaparinga
RegionSouthern Adelaide[4]
CountyAdelaide[1]
State electorate(s)Mawson[5]
Federal division(s)Mayo[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
21.8 °C
71 °F		 12.8 °C
55 °F		 442.1 mm
17.4 in
Suburbs around Aldinga Beach:
Gulf St Vincent Port Willunga Aldinga
Gulf St Vincent Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Sellicks Hill
Gulf St Vincent Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[1]

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 2016 census, Aldinga Beach had a population of 10,557.[8][1] It lies about a kilometre west of the smaller suburb of Aldinga. The beach is a well-known spot for surfing, swimming, scuba diving, and snorkelling during the summer months. It overlooks an aquatic reserve which has been created to safeguard a unique reef formation.[9]

The Silver Sands beach and holiday area lies just south of Aldinga Beach.[10][11]

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  4. ^ "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ^ Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Mayo (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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  8. ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Aldinga Beach". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Aldinga Beach". Fleurieu Peninsula.
  10. ^ "Beach in Silver Sands Onkaparinga SA". SLS Beachsafe. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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