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Glenelg, South Australia

Glenelg
AdelaideSouth Australia
Glenelg Beach in summer
Glenelg is located in South Australia
Glenelg
Glenelg
Coordinates34°58′56″S 138°30′49″E / 34.982244°S 138.513633°E / -34.982244; 138.513633[1]
Population3,440 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established1836
Postcode(s)5045
Area0.88 km2 (0.3 sq mi)[citation needed]
Location
LGA(s)City of Holdfast Bay
State electorate(s)Morphett
Federal division(s)Boothby
Suburbs around Glenelg:
Glenelg North Glenelg North
Gulf St Vincent Glenelg Glenelg East
Glenelg South Glenelg East
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs [1]

Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.

Established in 1836, it is the oldest European settlement on mainland South Australia.[3] It was named after Lord Glenelg,[4] a member of British Cabinet and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. Through Lord Glenelg the name derives from Glenelg, Highland, Scotland.

  1. ^ a b "Search results for 'Glenelg, SUB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenelg (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Buffalo Row". Daily Telegraph. Vol. XXXI, no. 2. Tasmania, Australia. 3 January 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 9 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia. Kingscote, on Kangaroo Island was actually settled earlier
  4. ^ The Manning Index of South Australian History > Place Names of South Australia > Glenelg State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.

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