Waitpinga, South Australia

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the nearby protected area, see Waitpinga Conservation Park.
Waitpinga
South Australia

Waitpinga beach viewed from the Heysen Trail
Waitpinga
Coordinates 35°36′0″S 138°32′0″E / 35.60000°S 138.53333°E / -35.60000; 138.53333Coordinates: 35°36′0″S 138°32′0″E / 35.60000°S 138.53333°E / -35.60000; 138.53333
Population 222 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 5211[2]
LGA(s) City of Victor Harbor[3]
State electorate(s) Finniss[4]
Federal Division(s) Mayo[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.5 °C
69 °F		 10.2 °C
50 °F		 540.6 mm
21.3 in
Localities around Waitpinga:
District Council of Yankalilla Back Valley[3] Back Valley[3]
District Council of Yankalilla Waitpinga Encounter Bay[3]
Investigator Strait
Footnotes Climate[6]

Waitpinga is a locality in South Australia, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the city of Victor Harbor. At the 2011 census, Waitpinga had a population of 165.[1] The name is of Aboriginal origin, meaning home of the winds.

Waitpinga's coastline includes the following beaches popular for activities such as fishing and surfing - Coolawang, King Head, Parsons Beach and Waitpinga.[7] Waitpinga Beach is a popular surfing and fishing beach, good for salmon and mullet and characterized by its reddish sand. It is an exposed beach that has a consistent surf and the best surfing this close to Adelaide. It is also one of the most dangerous beaches for surfers or swimmers without experience in rough conditions. Swimmers can easily become trapped in rips and rough seas and there is no life saving service at this beach.[8] There are rough waves, powerful rips and sharks who come to feed on the salmon and mullet.

Waitpinga beach in winter

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Waitpinga (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Waitpinga, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Suburbs Map - District" (PDF). City of Victor Harbor. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "District of Finniss Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Summary statistics VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "WaitpingaUNPATROLLED BEACH". Surf Life Saving Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Stewart F, 2009, Hero Brett Perry saved three lives at Waitpinga, The Advertiser, Adelaide, Accessed 19 October 09


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