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Encyclopedia > City of Onkaparinga
City of Onkaparinga
South Australia

Population:
• Density:		 152,833 (2003)
294.8/km²
Established: 1997
Area: 518.4 km²
Mayor: Lorraine Rosenberg
Council Seat: Noarlunga Centre
Region: Metropolitan Adelaide
County: Adelaide
Hundred: Kuitpo, Noarlunga, Willunga
State District: Bright, Davenport, Fisher, Heysen, Kaurna, Mawson, Mitchell, Reynell
Federal Division: Boothby, Kingston, Mayo
Website: http://www.onkaparingacity.com
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City of Marion City of Mitcham Adelaide Hills Council
Gulf Saint Vincent City of Onkaparinga District Council of Mount Barker
District Council of Yankalilla District Council of Yankalilla Alexandrina Council

The City of Onkaparinga is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide, South Australia. The name Onkaparinga comes from Ngangkiparinga, a Kaurna word meaning "The Women's River". It is the largest LGA in South Australia, with a population of over 152,000 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 with area offices situated in Aberfoyle Park and Willunga. Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Image File history File links Adelaide-LGA-Onkaparinga-MJC.png‎ Locator Map for Onkaparinga LGA Adelaide Drawn by me in Illustrator and released under the GFDL I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Noarlunga Centre is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Most of the Western and Central parts of Australia were never divided into counties;  No counties  Has been subdivided into counties Cadastral divisions of Australia refers to the parts of Australia which are divided into the cadastral units of counties, parishes, hundreds, and other divisions for the purposes of land... The County of Adelaide is one of the 49 counties of South Australia and contains the city of Adelaide. ... A hundred is a geographic division used in England, Scandinavia, and some parts of the USA, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative units. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Bright is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. ... Davenport is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. ... Fisher is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. ... Heysen is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. ... Kaurna is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. ... The Electoral district of Mawson is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. ... Mitchell is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the state of South Australia. ... Reynell is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Boothby is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ... The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ... The Division of Mayo is an Australian Electoral Division located in the hills, east of Adelaide, South Australia and currently includes the towns of Victor Harbor, Lobethal, Mount Barker, Strathalbyn and Woodside. ... Image File history File links Onkaparingalogo. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The City of Marion is a local government area in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. ... A council of the greater city of Adelaide. ... Adelaide Hills Council was established in 1997 by the amalgamation of four smaller district councils (East Torrens, Gumeracha, Onkaparinga and Stirling). ... Gulf St. ... The District Council of Mount Barker is a Local Government Area centred on the town of Mount Barker just outside of the Adelaide metropolitan area in South Australia. ... The District Council of Yankalilla is a Local Government Area centred on the town of Yankalilla on South Australias Fleurieu Peninsula. ... The District Council of Yankalilla is a Local Government Area centred on the town of Yankalilla on South Australias Fleurieu Peninsula. ... Alexandrina Council is the local government area covering the north east portion of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... The Kaurna (pronounced Garner or Gowna) people are a group of Indigenous Australians whose traditional lands lie in and around the Adelaide Plains of South Australia. ... Noarlunga Centre is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Aberfoyle Park (35°04′ S 138°36′ E) is a suburb in South Australia. ... Wilunga is a town south of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga local government area. ...


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. is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Governance

The Elected Council meets at the chambers in Noarlunga Centre on Hannah Road on the first and third Tuesday's of each month. Noarlunga Centre is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. ...


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. A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical...


The current Council was elected in 2006 for a four year term. The next general election is due in November 2010.

  • Knox
    • Cr Nigel Alford
    • Cr Alan Oakes
    • Cr Doreen Erwin
    • Cr Rod Brown
  • Mid South Coast
    • Cr Nick Swann
    • Cr Bill Jamieson
    • Cr Arthur Ferguson
    • Cr Rex Manson
  • Pimpala
    • Cr Sandra Brown
    • Cr Sharon Nash
    • Cr Peter Schulze
    • Cr Greg Olbrich
  • Thalassa
    • Cr Trevor Fletcher
    • Cr Bill Coomans
    • Cr Robert de Jonge
    • Cr Dale Mazzachi
  • Wine Coast
    • Cr George Apap
    • Cr Richard Peat (Deputy Mayor)
    • Cr Yvonne Wenham
    • Cr David Arbon

Suburbs

Aberfoyle Park (35°04′ S 138°36′ E) is a suburb in South Australia. ... Aldinga (35°16′ S 138°29′ E) is a suburb of the City of Onkaparinga in South Australia, a mere fifty-five minute drive from the centre of Adelaide. ... Aldinga Beach is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Blewitt Springs is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Chandlers Hill is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Cherry Gardens is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Christie Downs is a suburb in southern Metropolitan Adelaide within the City of Onkaparinga. ... Christies Beach is a seaside suburb in the southern Adelaide metropolitan area, within the City of Onkaparinga. ... Clarendon is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, about 30 kilometres South of the Adelaide CBD. [1] Categories: Geography stubs ... Coromandel East is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Coromandel Valley is a south eatern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Darlington is a suburb of Adelaide, apart of which is in both the City of Onkaparinga and the City of Marion. ... Dorset Vale is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Flagstaff Hill (, postcode 5159) is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga local government area. ... Hackham is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Hackham West is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Happy Valley (postcode 5159) is a suburb in the south of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Huntfield Heights is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Ironbank, South Australia is a semi-rural suburb in Adelaide South Australia. ... Lonsdale is an industrial suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Maslin Beach is a coastal suburb in the south of Adelaide, South Australia. ... McLaren Flat ( [1]) is a township in the McLaren Vale/Willunga basin south of Adelaide. ... McLaren Vale, approximately 35 km directly south of the Adelaide CBD ( 35°13′ S 138°32′ E), refers to the suburb of McLaren Vale (postcode 5171), the township of McLaren Vale (which has not been engulfed by urban sprawl due to the hilly terrain) and the wine region... Moana is a coastal suburb in the south of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Morphett Vale () is a suburb in the southern suburbs of Adelaide in the City of Onkaparinga. ... Noarlunga Centre is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Noarlunga Downs is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... OHalloran Hill (postcode 5158) is a suburb in the south of Adelaide, South Australia, situated on the hills south of the OHalloran Hill Escarpment, which rises from the Adelaide Plains. ... OSullivan Beach is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Old Noarlunga (, ) is a small town approximately 40 minutes drive south of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Section of the Marino-Willunga rail trail in Old Reynella, facing South Old Reynella is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Onkaparinga Hills is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Port Noarlunga is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. ... Reynella () is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Reynella (35°05′S 138°32′E) is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Seaford is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Seaford Rise is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Wilunga is a town south of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga local government area. ... Woodcroft ( ) is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. ...

See also

This is a list of Local Government Areas of South Australia. ... This is a list of suburbs in and surrounding the city of Adelaide, South Australia, and postcode sorted by local government area. ...

External links

  • City of Onkaparinga
  • Onkaparinga community snapshot
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Local Government Areas of South Australia
Metropolitan City of Adelaide · City of Burnside · City of Campbelltown · City of Charles Sturt · Town of Gawler · City of Holdfast Bay · City of Marion · City of Mitcham · City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters · City of Onkaparinga · City of Playford · City of Port Adelaide Enfield · City of Prospect · City of Salisbury · City of Tea Tree Gully · City of Unley · City of West Torrens · Town of Walkerville
Aboriginal Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara · Gerard · Maralinga Tjarutja · Nepabunna · Yalata
Central Barossa Council · Barunga West DC · Clare and Gilbert Valleys DC · Copper Coast DC · Flinders Ranges Council · Goyder RC · Light RC · Mallala DC · Mount Remarkable DC · Northern Areas Council · Orroroo Carieton DC · Peterborough DC · Port Pirie RC · Yorke Peninsula DC · Wakefield RC
Murray Mallee Berri Barmera Council · The Coorong DC · Karoonda East Murray DC · Loxton Waikerie DC · Mid Murray Council · City of Murray Bridge · Renmark Paringa Council · Southern Mallee DC
Outback Coober Pedy DC · Roxby Downs MC · Outback Areas CDT
South East Grant DC · Kingston RC · Naracoorte Lucindale Council · City of Mount Gambier · Robe DC · Wattle Range Council · Tatiara DC
Hills & Fleurieu Adelaide Hills Council · Alexandrina Council · Kangaroo Island Council · Mount Barker DC · City of Victor Harbor · Yankalilla DC
West Coast Ceduna DC · Cleve DC · Elliston DC · Franklin Harbour DC · Kimba DC · Le Hunte DC · Lower Eyre Peninsula DC · City of Port Augusta · City of Port Lincoln · Streaky Bay DC · Tumby Bay DC · City of Whyalla

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City of Onkaparinga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (203 words)
The City of Onkaparinga is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide, South Australia.
The council is headquartered in the Noarlunga Centre with area offices situated in Aberfoyle Park and Willunga.
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.
Environment South Australia (1883 words)
In July 1997, the former City of Happy Valley, was amalgamated with the former City of Noarlunga and most of the former District Council of Willunga to form the City of Onkaparinga.
However, the City of Onkaparinga's policies 1commenced from the starting point of ecologically sustainable development, regardless of the subject matter eg asset management, finance, economic development etc. This was one of the first sustainability initiatives progressed in the new council.
Restructures within the City of Onkaparinga post 1997 have served to reinforce the importance of environmental management and to consolidate a sustainable development philosophy and integrated planning.
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