Wirrina Cove facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wirrina Cove South Australia
Marina St. Vincent, Wirrina Cove
Wirrina Cove Location in South Australia
Population	497 (shared with other localities in the “State Suburb of Wirrina Cove”) (2011 census)
Established	1999
Postcode(s)	5204
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	70 km (43 mi) south west of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s)	District Council of Yankalilla
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
State electorate(s)	Mawson
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 17.5 °C 64 °F 10.2 °C 50 °F 818.9 mm 32.2 in
Suburbs around Wirrina Cove: Gulf St Vincent Gulf St Vincent Gulf St Vincent Second Valley Wirrina Cove Normanville Second Valley Second Valley Hay Flat
Footnotes	Location Climatic data

Wirrina Cove is a locality and holiday resort on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. It is located between the coastal towns of Second Valley and Normanville on Yankalilla Bay. The holiday resort was developed from around 1972, and is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Adelaide.

There are various overlapping names associated with the Wirrina Cove area recorded as being used by the Kaurna people before the British colonisation of South Australia: Congeratinga (with a creek now given that name), also spelt Kongaratinga, Yarnauwingga, and Anacotilla. The location is also associated with the Dreaming story of creator ancestor Tjilbruke.

Today, features at Wirrina cove include marina named Marina St. Vincent, the New Terry Hotel & Golf Resort, a variety of camping and other holiday accommodation at the Wirrina Cove Holiday Park other accommodation options.

Little Gorge, near which the HMAS Hobart Memorial Lookout is located, is north of the cove, on the road to Normanville.

Marina

The Wirrina Cove marina received planning approval from the Government of South Australia in 1988. Construction was expected to start in 1989 and take 10 months to complete. At the time of its construction, it was described as a $45 million project. After its completion, the marina was renamed Marina St. Vincent.