Alexandrina Council is a local government area in the Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island region of South Australia. The council is divided into five wards: Nangkita Kuitpo, Angas Bremer, Port Elliot Middleton, Strathalbyn and Goolwa Hindmarsh Island. A number of crops including cereals, as well as lucerne are planted in the district. Langhorne Creek and Currency Creek are well known for their viticulture, producing high quality Sauvignon blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz and Chardonnay. In the Kuitpo region, forestry is prominent, with large tracts of pine present.
The district borders two bodies of water,
The area also has a significant tourism industry, particularly based around the Murray River at Goolwa and the beaches of Port Elliot and Middleton. The SteamRanger Cockle Train operates from Goolwa and stops at Port Elliot on the way to Victor Harbor.
Demographics
In the , there were 28,730 people who were usually resident in Alexandrina Council's bounds: 48.8% were males and 51.2% were females. Of the total population, 1.6% were Indigenous persons.
It was found that 14.2% of the population usually resident in Alexandrina Council were aged between 0–14 years, and 48.3% were persons aged 55 years and over. The median age of persons was 53 years, compared with 38 years for persons in Australia.
In the , 78.1% of people stated they were born in Australia, with lower numbers immigrating from a number of countries, with the most prominent being: England 9.1%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.8%, Netherlands 0.7%, and Germany 0.7%.
The most common responses for religious affiliation for persons usually resident were: No Religion 51.7%, Anglican 9.9%, Catholic 8.5%, and Uniting Church 7.6%.
Localities
The main towns and localities within the council are:
- Ashbourne
- Clayton Bay
- Currency Creek
- Goolwa
- Goolwa Beach
- Goolwa North
- Goolwa South
- Chiton
- Hindmarsh Island
- Langhorne Creek
- Macclesfield (part)
- Middleton
- Milang
- Mount Compass
- Port Elliot
- Strathalbyn
Smaller towns and localities covered by the council are:
Angas Plains, Belvidere, Blackfellows Creek, Bletchley, Bull Creek, Dingabledinga, Finniss, Gemmells, Hartley, Highland Valley, Hope Forest, Kuitpo, Kuitpo Colony, Kyeema, Lake Plains, McHarg Creek, Montarra, Mosquito Hill, Mount Jagged, Mount Magnificent, Mount Observation, Mundoo Island, Nangkita, Nurragi, Pages Flat, Paris Creek, Point Sturt, Prospect Hill, Red Creek, Salem, Sandergrove, The Range, Tolderol (part), Tooperang, Willunga Hill, Willyaroo, Woodchester, Yundi.
Councillors
Alexandrina Council has a directly elected mayor.
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| 1999/00 || 35|| 167,711 || 17,300 || 14,132 || 18,668 || 10 || 424 || 951 || 1375 || 88|| 8|| ||96||
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| 2000/01 || 40|| 167,711 || 17,535 || 14,132 || 18,668 || 10 || 424 ||1000 || 1424 ||102|| ||14||116||
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| 2001/02 || 80|| 167,711 || 18,500 || 14,132 || 18,688 || 10 || 424 || 951 || 1375 || 96||13||19||128||
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| 2002/03 || 82|| 167,711 || 20,318 || 15,345 || 20,320 || 11 || 482 || 865 || 1347 ||100||18||24||142||
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| 2003/04 ||107|| 167,711 || 21,000 || 15,675 || 20,866 || 11 || 491 || 876 || 1367 ||107||15||26||148||
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| 2004/05 ||108|| 180,000 || 22,000 || 16,264 || 22,127 || 11 || 502 || 866 || 1368 ||113||21||22||156||
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| 2005/06 ||107|| 180,000 || 22,000 || 17,482 || 22,127 || 11 || 502 || 866 || 1368 ||112||27||20||159||
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| 2006/07 ||105|| 180,000 || 20,715 || 16,671 || 22,127 || 11 || 518 || 846 || 1364 ||109||24||33||166||
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| 2007/08 ||119|| 180,000 || 22,026 || 17,638 || 22,127 || 11 || 534 || 820 || 1354 ||110||17||56||183||
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| 2008/09 ||132|| 180,000 || 22,350 || 17,702 || 24,338 || 11 || 528 || 800 || 1328 ||138||29||34||201||
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| 2009/10 ||131|| 180,000 || 23,160 || 17,702 || 24,111 || 11 || 528 || 800 || 1328 ||118||24||48||190||
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See also
- List of parks and gardens in rural South Australia
- District Council of Alexandrina
References
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External links
- Council website
- LGA Website – Alexandrina Council