Goolwa South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°30′0″S 138°46′0″E / 35.50000°S 138.76667°E | ||||||||||||||
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Established | 1853 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5214 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 85 km (53 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Alexandrina Council[3] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[4] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Finniss | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Mayo[5] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Climate[6] Adjoining localities[3] |
Goolwa, known as The Elbow to early settlers, is an historic river port on the Murray River near the Murray Mouth in South Australia. Goolwa is approximately 85 km (53 mi) south of Adelaide, and is joined by a bridge to Hindmarsh Island.