Tunkalilla

Tunkalilla is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula overlooking Backstairs Passage about 83 kilometres (52 miles) south of the state capital of Adelaide.[3][1]

Tunkalilla
South Australia
Tunkalilla is located in South Australia
Tunkalilla
Tunkalilla
Coordinates35.616°S 138.3390°E / -35.616; 138.3390[1]
Population6 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established1999[1]
Postcode(s)5203[3]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location83 km (52 mi) S of Adelaide[3]
LGA(s)District Council of Yankalilla
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[4]
State electorate(s)Mawson[5]
Federal division(s)Mayo[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
17.5 °C
64 °F		 10.2 °C
50 °F		 818.9 mm
32.2 in
Suburbs around Tunkalilla:
Parawa Parawa Parawa
Deep Creek Tunkililla Parawa
Waitpinga
Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage
FootnotesAdjoining localities[1]

Tunkalilla’s boundaries were created in August 1999 along with the selection of its name which is derived from prior uses of the name for features such as a creek, a beach and a homestead.[1]

As of 2015, the principal land use within the locality is primary production uses such as agriculture. A secondary land use is conservation which includes the protected area known as the Eric Bonython Conservation Park and the coastline overlooking Backstairs Passage.[8][1]

Tunkalilla is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the District Council of Yankalilla.[1][6][5]

References
  1. "Search result for "Tunkalilla(LOCB)" (Record no SA0040321) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Development Plan Layers" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tunkalilla (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. "Tunkalilla, South Australia (postcode)". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. "Fleurieu Kangaroo Island 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. "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. "Summary (climate) statistics Parawa (Second Valley Forest AWS) (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  8. "Development Plan - Yankalilla (DC) Consolidated – 26 November 2015" (PDF). Government of South Australia. pp. 58, 126, 131, 184, 209 and 210. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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