Tunkalilla, South Australia

Tunkalilla South Australia
Tunkalilla
Coordinates	35°36′58″S 138°20′20″E / 35.616°S 138.3390°E / -35.616; 138.3390Coordinates: 35°36′58″S 138°20′20″E / 35.616°S 138.3390°E / -35.616; 138.3390
Established	1999
Postcode(s)	5203
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	83 km (52 mi) S of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s)	District Council of Yankalilla
State electorate(s)	Finniss
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 17.5 °C 64 °F 10.2 °C 50 °F 818.9 mm 32.2 in
Suburbs around Tunkalilla: Parawa Parawa Parawa Deep Creek Tunkalilla Parawa Waitpinga Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage Backstairs Passage
Footnotes	Location Coordinates Climatic data Adjoining localities

Tunkalilla is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula overlooking Backstairs Passage about 83 kilometres (52 mi) south of the Adelaide city centre.

Tunkalilla’s boundaries were created in August 1999 along with the selection of its name which is derived from prior uses of the name for features such as a creek, a beach and a homestead.

As of 2015, the principal land use within the locality is primary production uses such as agriculture. A secondary land use is conservation which includes the protected area known as the Eric Bonython Conservation Park and the coastline overlooking Backstairs Passage.

Tunkalilla 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.

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