| Port Noarlunga Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Port Noarlunga jetty and reef, viewed from Witton Bluff | |||||||||||||||
  Port Noarlunga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°08′56″S 138°28′31″E / 35.149003°S 138.4752°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,245 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1856[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5167[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 27 km (17 mi) south of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Onkaparinga | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Adelaide[5] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Adelaide[6] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Reynell | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kingston[7] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Location[4] Climate[8] Adjoining suburbs[1] | ||||||||||||||
Port Noarlunga is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It is a small sea-side suburb, with a population of 2,918 (2016 census),[9] about 30 kilometres (19 miles) to the south of the Adelaide city centre and was originally created as a sea port. This area is now popular as a holiday destination or for permanent residents wishing to commute to Adelaide or work locally. There is a jetty that connects to a 1.6 kilometres (0.99 miles) natural reef that is exposed at low tide.
It is known as Tainbarang[10] or Tainbarilla[11] by the traditional owners, the Kaurna people, and is of significance as being the site of a freshwater spring said to be created by the tears of Tjilbruke, the creator being.[10] A reserve known as the Tutu Wirra Reserve, on Witton Bluff, is the location of the stone cairn commemorating the second spring created by Tjilbruke on his journey down the coast.[12]
The suburb is bounded to the south by the Onkaparinga River, including a tidal estuary. It is bounded to the west by the coastline with Gulf St Vincent, by Christies Beach to the north and by Noarlunga Centre and Noarlunga Downs to the east.[1]
- ^ a b c "Search result for "Port Noarlunga, Sub" with the following datasets being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Counties", "Government Towns", "Local Government Areas", "SA Government Regions", "Gazetteer", "Aquatic Reserves" and "State Marine Park Network"". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Noarlunga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Search result for "Port Noarlunga (Suburb)" (Record no. SA0040637) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Port Noarlunga, South Australia (Postcode)". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected - "Counties" and "Local Government Areas"". Property Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Map of the Federal division of Kingston" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Noarlunga (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Port Noarlunga (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Tjilbruke Dreaming Tracks". Kaurnaculture. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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In December the stone cairn that marks the Tjirbruki/Tjilbruke Dreaming Track natural spring at Port Noarlunga was reinstated in the reserve atop Witton Bluff. This reserve has since been named Tutu Wirra Reserve, meaning 'lookout park' in the Kaurna language. The new location for the cairn was selected through engagement with a local Kaurna elder. The cairn at Port Noarlunga is one of four Tjirbruki/Tjilbruke markers along the coastline in our region.
