City of Onkaparinga
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The City of Onkaparinga is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

. It is named after the Onkaparinga River
Onkaparinga River
The Onkaparinga River runs from its source between Mount Torrens and Charleston in the Mount Lofty Ranges, and flows south westerly to an estuary at Port Noarlunga. The catchment is over 500 km² in area, and is in part located in the Onkaparinga River National Park.The Onkaparinga River is the...

, whose name comes from Ngangkiparinga, a Kaurna
Kaurna language
"Kaurna" is the language of the Kaurna people, an Australian aboriginal ethnic group, in South Australia. It was historically spoken on the Adelaide Plains from Crystal Brook and Clare in the north, to Cape Jervis in the south. It became extinct in the 19th century but was revived and reconstructed...

 word meaning "The Women's River". It is the largest LGA in South Australia, with a estimated population of 160,404 people in both urban and rural communities and is also geographically expansive, encompassing an area of 518 km². The council is headquartered in the Noarlunga Centre
Noarlunga Centre, South Australia
Noarlunga Centre is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is purely commercial, being dominated by the Centro Colonnades shopping centre. Thus there are no private residents. The suburb is bordered by Beach Road to the north, Dyson Road...

 with area offices situated in Aberfoyle Park
Aberfoyle Park, South Australia
Aberfoyle Park is a southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It has a shopping mall called "The Hub", several primary schools and a public high school, one of the biggest in the state.-Governance:...

 and Willunga
Willunga, South Australia
Willunga is a town south of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga local government area. It is 5 km away from the wine growing region of McLaren Vale and is approx. 47 km from the Adelaide CBD...

.

The City of Onkaparinga was formed on the 1 July 1997, from the amalgamation the former Cities of Happy Valley and Noarlunga with part of the District Council of Willunga.

Governance

The Elected Council meets at the chambers in Noarlunga Centre on Hannah Road on the first and third Tuesday's of each month.

The City of Onkaparinga has 21 Elected Members (including the Mayor). The City is divided into five electoral wards, with four Councillors representing each. The Mayor is elected at large by all electors.

The current Council was elected in 2010 for a four year term.
  • Knox
    • Cr Nick Swann
    • Cr Heather Merritt
    • Cr Rod Brown
    • Cr Heidi Greaves
  • Mid South Coast
    • Cr Alan Hammond
    • Cr Bill Jamieson
    • Cr Chris Knight
    • Cr Kym Richardson
  • Pimpala
    • Cr Sandra Brown
    • Cr Sharon Nash
    • Cr Peter Schulze (Deputy Mayor)
    • Cr Steve Webster JP
  • Thalassa
    • Cr Martin Bray
    • Cr Darryl Parslow
    • Cr Robert de Jonge
    • Cr Phil Sutherland
  • Wine Coast
    • Cr Don Chapman
    • Cr Gail Kilby
    • Cr Yvonne Wenham
    • Cr Wayne Olsen

  • Suburbs

    • Aberfoyle Park
      Aberfoyle Park, South Australia
      Aberfoyle Park is a southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It has a shopping mall called "The Hub", several primary schools and a public high school, one of the biggest in the state.-Governance:...

       - 5159
    • Aldinga
      Aldinga, South Australia
      .Aldinga -History:Matthew Flinders explored the area in 1802, during his circumnavigation of Australia. Aldinga was a flourishing settlement during the 1860s, when it served as a port for the Fleurieu Peninsula....

       - 5173
    • Aldinga Beach
      Aldinga Beach, South Australia
      Aldinga Beach is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has the postcode 5173. As of 2006, Aldinga has a population of 5,981.-History:Aldinga Beach Post Office opened on 1 March 1960.-References:...

       – 5173
    • Blewitt Springs
      Blewitt Springs, South Australia
      Blewitt Springs is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is within the City of Onkaparinga.-History:...

       - 5171
    • Chandlers Hill
      Chandlers Hill, South Australia
      Chandlers Hill is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5159.-HistoryReferences:...

       - 5159
    • Cherry Gardens
      Cherry Gardens, South Australia
      Cherry Gardens is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5157.-History:Cherry Gardens Post Office first opened on 10 July 1850 and finally closed in 1976.-References:...

       - 5157
    • Christie Downs
      Christie Downs, South Australia
      Christie Downs is a suburb in southern Metropolitan Adelaide within the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It has a unique postcode of 5164, and is adjacent to the suburbs of Christies Beach to the west, Noarlunga Centre to the south, Morphett Vale to the east and Lonsdale to the north.The area...

       - 5164
    • Christies Beach
      Christies Beach, South Australia
      Christies Beach is a seaside suburb in the southern Adelaide metropolitan area, within the City of Onkaparinga. The area is scenic and hence popular with photographers as Witton Bluff provides a natural vantage point over the entire suburb and beyond....

       - 5165
    • Clarendon
      Clarendon, South Australia
      Clarendon is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, about 30 km south of the Adelaide CBD.The Clarendon Weir is located in the town area on the Onkaparinga River....

       – 5157
    • Coromandel East
      Coromandel East, South Australia
      Coromandel East is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5157.Coromandel East, and its neighbouring suburb, Coromandel Valley, gain their name from a ship, the Coromandel, which arrived in Holdfast Bay from London in 1837 with 156...

       - 5157
    • Coromandel Valley
      Coromandel Valley, South Australia
      Coromandel Valley is a south-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. Part is in the City of Mitcham and the City of Onkaparinga with the Sturt River being the boundary between the two council areas....

       - 5051
    • Darlington
      Darlington, South Australia
      Darlington is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia part of which is in the City of Onkaparinga and the City of Marion.-References:...

       - 5047
    • Dorset Vale
      Dorset Vale, South Australia
      Dorset Vale is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the Adelaide Hills Council and the City of Onkaparinga.-History:...

       - 5157
    • Flagstaff Hill
      Flagstaff Hill, South Australia
      -Federal:Flagstaff Hill is covered by one Federal Electoral Division, the federal Division of Boothby, whose representative is Dr Andrew Southcott.-State:...

       - 5159
    • Hackham
      Hackham, South Australia
      Hackham is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga.The Coast to Vines rail trail passes through the suburb.-History:...

       - 5163
    • Hackham West
      Hackham West, South Australia
      Hackham West is an outer southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Onkaparinga.-History:The suburb has existed for about thirty years. Prior to this, the area was rural with vineyards and farms.-Geography:...

       - 5163
    • Happy Valley
      Happy Valley, South Australia
      Happy Valley is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located 20 km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide.Within the suburb is the Happy Valley Reservoir accompanied by South Australia's largest water treatment plant, responsible for supplying water to much of the...

       - 5159
    • Huntfield Heights
      Huntfield Heights, South Australia
      Huntfield Heights is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5163. The border's of is suburb are Honeypot Road to the north. Main South Road mark the eastern and the southern border, and the Southern Expressway mark the most...

       - 5163
    • Ironbank
      Ironbank, South Australia
      Ironbank is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is in the City of Onkaparinga and Adelaide Hills Council local government areas. At the 2006 census, Ironbank had a population of 523.-Services:...

       - 5153
    • Kangarilla
      Kangarilla, South Australia
      Kangarilla is a town near Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5157. At the 2006 census, Kangarilla had a population of 928.-History:...

       - 5157
    • Lonsdale
      Lonsdale, South Australia
      Lonsdale is an industrial suburb located south of Adelaide, South Australia, within the City of Onkaparinga.Lonsdale was farmed from shortly after European settlement until the 1950s, when the South Australian Housing Trust acquired much of the land for industrial use...

       - 5160
    • Maslin Beach
      Maslin Beach, South Australia
      Maslin Beach is a southern coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Onkaparinga.The name refers to the town of Maslin Beach, the beach after which it was named and the suburb which contains both...

       - 5170
    • McLaren Flat - 5171
    • McLaren Vale
      McLaren Vale, South Australia
      McLaren Vale is a township in the wine region of McLaren Vale in South Australia. At the 2006 census, McLaren Vale had a population of 2,908....

       - 5171
    • Moana
      Moana, South Australia
      Moana is a coastal suburb in the south of Adelaide, South Australia.It lies within the City of Onkaparinga local government area, and neighbours the suburbs Seaford, Maslin Beach, and Seaford Rise.-Beach front:...

       - 5169
  • Morphett Vale
    Morphett Vale, South Australia
    Morphett Vale is a southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga. It is the largest suburb in the state, with a population of more than 23,000 and an area of 12.76km², followed by Paralowie with nearly 10,000 fewer residents. There are approximately 1,000 businesses in...

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  • Noarlunga Centre
    Noarlunga Centre, South Australia
    Noarlunga Centre is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is purely commercial, being dominated by the Centro Colonnades shopping centre. Thus there are no private residents. The suburb is bordered by Beach Road to the north, Dyson Road...

     - 5168
  • Noarlunga Downs
    Noarlunga Downs, South Australia
    Noarlunga Downs is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5168.-History:...

     - 5168
  • O'Halloran Hill
    O'Halloran Hill, South Australia
    O'Halloran Hill is a suburb in the south of Adelaide, South Australia, situated on the hills south of the O'Halloran Hill Escarpment, which rises from the Adelaide Plains and located 18 km from the city centre via the Main South Road...

     - 5158
  • O'Sullivan Beach
    O'Sullivan Beach, South Australia
    O'Sullivans Beach is a seaside suburb in the southern Adelaide metropolitan area, within the City of Onkaparinga. O'Sullivans Beach has a unique postcode of 5166, and is adjacent to the suburbs of Christies Beach and Noarlunga Centre to the south east, Christies Beach to the south, and Port...

     - 5166
  • Old Noarlunga
    Old Noarlunga, South Australia
    Old Noarlunga is a small town approximately 40 minutes drive south of Adelaide, South Australia. Originally settled around 1840, the town retains its village atmosphere in spite of encroaching suburbia. At the 2006 census, Old Noarlunga had a population of 1,252.-History:In 1850 the South Australia...

     - 5168
  • Old Reynella
    Old Reynella, South Australia
    Old Reynella is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located 20 km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide in the north of the City of Onkaparinga....

     - 5161
  • Onkaparinga Hills
    Onkaparinga Hills, South Australia
    Onkaparinga Hills is a southern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Onkaparinga. It covers and area of approx. 22 km2 or 2164 hectares. It has a population of 2693 people...

     - 5163
  • Port Noarlunga
    Port Noarlunga, South Australia
    Port Noarlunga is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It is a small sea-side suburb, population 2,549, about 30 km to the south of Adelaide and was originally created as a sea port. This area is now popular as a holiday destination or for permanent residents wishing to...

     – 5167
  • Port Noarlunga South
    Port Noarlunga South, South Australia
    Port Noarlunga South is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5167.-History:...

     - 5167
  • Port Willunga
    Port Willunga, South Australia
    Port Willunga is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5173.-History:...

     - 5173
  • Reynella
    Reynella, South Australia
    Reynella is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.It is located 20km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide in the north of the City of Onkaparinga...

     - 5161
  • Reynella East
    Reynella East, South Australia
    Reynella East is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5161.-History:...

     - 5161
  • Seaford
    Seaford, South Australia
    Seaford is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga.-History:Seaford, a coastal suburb to the near south of Port Noarlunga, was set out on Sections 334 and 340, Hundred of Noarlunga, in 1954 by the Wakefield Land Company Pty Ltd...

     - 5169
  • Seaford Heights
    Seaford Heights, South Australia
    Seaford Heights is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5169. Its boundaries are formed by Robinson Road on the north, Main South Road on the west, Victor Harbor Road & Ostrich Farm Road on the east, and The Southern Waste Depot...

     - 5169
  • Seaford Meadows
    Seaford Meadows, South Australia
    Seaford Meadows is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5169.-HistoryReferences:...

     - 5169
  • Seaford Rise
    Seaford Rise, South Australia
    Seaford Rise is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the Seaford Rise is a metropolitan suburb of [[Adelaide, South Australia]]. It lies within the...

     - 5169
  • Sellicks Beach
    Sellicks Beach, South Australia
    Sellicks Beach is a town in South Australia, close to Aldinga, and representing the southernmost extent of the Adelaide urban conurbation. At the 2006 census, Sellicks Beach had a population of 1,622....

     - 5174
  • Sellicks Hill
    Sellicks Hill, South Australia
    Sellicks Hill is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga.-History:Sellick's Hill Post Office opened on 2 July 1860.-References:...

     - 5174
  • Tatachilla
    Tatachilla, South Australia
    Tatachilla is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga....

     - 5171
  • The Range
    The Range, South Australia
    -References:...

     - 5172
  • Whites Valley
    Whites Valley, South Australia
    Whites Valley is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is home to many vineyards.-References:...

     - 5172
  • Willunga
    Willunga, South Australia
    Willunga is a town south of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga local government area. It is 5 km away from the wine growing region of McLaren Vale and is approx. 47 km from the Adelaide CBD...

     - 5172
  • Willunga South
    Willunga South, South Australia
    Willunga South is a town south of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga local government area. Willunga South is established in the Sellicks Hill Range and is located at the base of Delabole Hill. It is 6 km south of the wine growing region of McLaren Vale and is approximately 48 km...

     - 5172
  • Woodcroft
    Woodcroft, South Australia
    Woodcroft is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, located 20 km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide. It is bordered to the north by Reynell Road, to the south by Bains Road, to the west by Panalatinga Road and by the Hills Face Zone to the east.- History :Originally...

     – 5162


  • That is, postcodes 5047, 5051, 5153, and 5157–74 (inclusive).

    Notable residents

    • John F. Davis
      John F. Davis (artist)
      John Davis is a South Australian artist, who lives at Maslin Beach on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Davis is best known for his paintings of the Fleurieu Peninsula coastline.He is a caretaker of Maslin Beach for the Kaurna People....

      , artist/painter, living at Maslin Beach, spouse Evelyn Roth.

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