Goolwa Beach, South Australia

Goolwa Beach is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 67 kilometres (42 miles) south of the Adelaide city centre located on land overlooking Encounter Bay on the southern continental coastline.[2][3]

Goolwa Beach
South Australia
Goolwa Beach
Coordinates35.513530°S 138.769750°E / -35.513530; 138.769750
Population2,128 (2016 census)[1]
Established1993[2]
Postcode(s)5214 [3]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s)Alexandrina Council[2]
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[4]
State electorate(s)Finniss
Federal Division(s)Mayo[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.8 °C
69 °F		 11.8 °C
53 °F		 383.2 mm
15.1 in
Suburbs around Goolwa Beach:
Goolwa Goolwa Goolwa
Middleton Goolwa Beach Goolwa South
Encounter Bay Encounter Bay Encounter Bay
FootnotesCoordinates[2]
Locations[3][2]
Climate[6]
Adjoining localities[2][7]

The name was first used in respect to a private sub-division of land within the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Goolwa. Boundaries were created for the “long established name” in 1993 and were “discontinued and re-established in August 2000.”[2]

The locality is bounded to the north by Port Elliot Road and to the south by the coastline with Encounter Bay. The western side of the locality is zoned for agricultural use while the eastern side is occupied by an urban area which extends into the adjoining localities of Goolwa and Goolwa South. The coastline is zoned for conservation.[8]

Goolwa Beach is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the Alexandrina Council.[5][9][2]

The beach has parking, toilets, a kiosk, and there is access at the Murray river mouth for four-wheel drive.[10] It is composed of fine sand with waves averaging 2 metres (6.6 ft),[10] and is considered one of the most hazardous beaches of South Australia due to persistent high waves, strong currents and the regular formation of rips.[11]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goolwa Beach (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. "Search result for "Goolwa Beach (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0026970) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Hundreds"". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. "Postcode for Goolwa Beach, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. "Fleurieu Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. "Search result for "Encounter Bay (Bay)" (Record no SA0022623) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. "Development Plan, Alexandrina Council Consolidated – 7 May 2015". [Government of South Australia. pp. 124, 169, 207, 640 and 646. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  9. "District of Hammond Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  10. "Surfers - Beach in Goolwa Beach Alexandrina SA". SLS Beachsafe.
  11. Manning, Jack (14 January 2020). "Bogged cars at Goolwa Beach cause complaints, carpark extension planned". The Times. Victor Harbor, SA.


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