__NOTOC__ Hindmarsh Valley is a locality in the Australian state of

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located about south of the state capital of

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and about north of the municipal seat in Victor Harbor. It consists of land on the south-east side of the

Mount Lofty Ranges The Mount Lofty Ranges are a range of mountains in the Australian state of South Australia which for a small part of its length borders the east of Adelaide. The part of the range in the vicinity of Adelaide is called the Adelaide Hills and ...

that extends from the foothills towards the coastline and which is mostly located within the catchment of the Hindmarsh River. The

Victor Harbor Road Victor Harbor Road (and its southern sections Adelaide Road, Hindmarsh Road and Torrens Street through Victor Harbor) is a major road in South Australia that runs south from Main South Road at Old Noarlunga on the southern fringes of suburban ...

passes through the locality on its eastern side while the Hindmarsh Tiers Road passes throughout its centre. Boundaries for the locality were created in August 1998 for the "long established name" which refers the area associated with the catchment of the Hindmarsh River. The name Hindmarsh Valley was also used during 1959 for a private sub-division of a site located within the boundaries of the locality. Land use within Hindmarsh Valley is mainly agricultural with some land at its southern end zoned in part for both commercial use and for current and future residential use as part of the Victor Harbor urban area. Some of the land at its northern boundary is located within a watershed protection zone where land use is limited to "farming activities on large land holdings that do not pollute water resources". This part of the locality includes the

Hindmarsh Valley Reservoir __NOTOC__ Hindmarsh Valley Reservoir is a reservoir in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Hindmarsh Valley about north of the municipal seat in Victor Harbor. The dam consists of a gravity dam of a h ...

and the

Hindmarsh Falls Hindmarsh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Hindmarsh, MP for Wellington South (New Zealand electorate) and first leader of the New Zealand Labour Party * Ian Hindmarsh, Australian rugby league player * Jean Hi ...

, a waterfall on the Hindmarsh River. The locality also includes two

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s – the

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in its north and part of the

Spring Mount Conservation Park __NOTOC__ Spring Mount Conservation Park, formerly the Spring Mount Wild-Life Reserve, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the localities of Hindmarsh Valley and Inman Valley about south of the state ...

in its west, and a heritage listed site - the

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located in its east on the Victor Harbor Road. The

2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an incre ...

which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Hindmarsh Valley had 476 people living within its boundaries. Hindmarsh Valley is located within the federal

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, the state

electoral district of Finniss Finniss is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It is named after B. T. Finniss, the first Premier of South Australia. It covers a regional area which includes the localities of Back Valley, Currency ...

and the local government area of the

City of Victor Harbor The City of Victor Harbor is a local government area of South Australia. It covers an area of along the coast, about south of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. The council is responsible for the town of Victor Harbor, which contains ...

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{{City of Victor Harbor suburbs, state=collapsed Fleurieu Peninsula