Goolwa, South Australia

Goolwa
South Australia
"Australasian Hotel" building in Goolwa built in the Georgian architectural style, typical of the main street
Goolwa is located in South Australia
Goolwa
Goolwa
Coordinates35°30′0″S 138°46′0″E / 35.50000°S 138.76667°E / -35.50000; 138.76667
Population
Established1853
Postcode(s)5214
Location85 km (53 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s)Alexandrina Council[3]
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
Localities around Goolwa:
Currency Creek Currency Creek
Goolwa North
Goolwa North
Middleton Goolwa Hindmarsh Island
Middleton Middleton
Goolwa Beach
Goolwa South
Goolwa South
FootnotesClimate[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.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Goolwa (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2016: Population Estimates by Statistical Area Level 2 (ASGS 2016), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Search result for "Goolwa (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0002912) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 May 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.

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