Second Valley, South Australia
| Second Valley South Australia | |||||||||||||
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 The jetty | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°33′S 138°14′E / 35.550°S 138.233°ECoordinates: 35°33′S 138°14′E / 35.550°S 138.233°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 497 (shared with other localities in the "State Suburb of Wirrina Cove") (2011 census)[1][lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5204 | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Yankalilla | ||||||||||||
| County | County of Hindmarsh[2] | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Finniss[3] | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mayo[4] | ||||||||||||
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Coordinates[2] Climatic data[5] Adjoining localities[2] | ||||||||||||
Second Valley is a coastal town on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.
The name is derived from being the next valley north of Rapid Bay, the initial camp on South Australian mainland of Colonel William Light. It is a popular scuba diving destination.
Despite its small size, Second Valley has been rated as one of Australia's top ten beaches, with the variety of activities and opportunities to explore cited as contributing factors.[6]
Governance
Second Valley is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Finniss and the local government area of the District Council of Yankalilla.[3][4][2]
Gallery
The rugged coastline north of Second Valley.
The rugged coastline south of Second Valley jetty looking towards Rapid Bay.
See also
References
- Notes
- ↑ The State Suburb of Wirrina Cove includes the following gazetted localities - Deep Creek, Delamere, Rapid Bay, Second Valley, Silverton and Wirrina Cove.
- Citations
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wirrina Cove". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Search result for "Second Valley (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0044596) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- 1 2 "District of Finniss Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ "Summary (climate) statistics PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ Allan, Roxanne (9 November 2012). "Line in sand drawn over South Australia's best beach". Advertiser.com.au. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
External links
- "Second Valley - Divemaster course mapping project" (PDF). Adelaide Scuba (PDF). October 2011.
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