Glenelg Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°58′56″S 138°30′49″E / 34.982244°S 138.513633°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,440 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1836 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5045 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.88 km2 (0.3 sq mi)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Holdfast Bay | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Morphett | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Boothby | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs [1] |
Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.
Established in 1836, it is the oldest European settlement on mainland South Australia.[3] It was named after Lord Glenelg,[4] a member of British Cabinet and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. Through Lord Glenelg the name derives from Glenelg, Highland, Scotland.