Aldinga Beach, South Australia

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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  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Aldinga Beach (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "(postcode for) Aldinga Beach, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  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.
  7. ^ a b c "Summary (climate) statistics NOARLUNGA". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  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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