Aldinga Beach, South Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Aldinga BeachSouth Australia |
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![]() Black cormorants at Aldinga Beach
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Postcode(s) | 5173 | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 41 km (25 mi) S of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Onkaparinga | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
County | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mawson | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs |
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. 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.
The Silver Sands beach and holiday area lies just south of Aldinga Beach.
History
Aldinga Beach Post Office opened on 1 March 1960.
Aldinga Beach known as Dingy to the local residents. pronounced ding-ee
Protected areas
Aldinga Beach is associated with two protected areas - the Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park and the Aldinga Reef Aquatic Reserve. The Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park is located within the southern extent of the suburb and on land in the adjoining suburb of Sellicks Beach. The Aldinga Reef aquatic reserve is located immediately offshore of both Aldinga Beach and Port Willunga and includes land within the intertidal zone of both suburbs.
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