The Hundred of Willunga is a
cadastral unit of
hundred covering the extreme south suburbs of the
Adelaide metropolitan area. It is one of the eleven hundreds of the
County of Adelaide.
It was named in 1846 by Governor
Frederick Robe probably deriving from a
Kaurna/
Ngarrindjeri place label ''willannga'', meaning ''place of green trees''.
The hundred is bounded on the north by the
Onkaparinga River and includes part of the
McLaren Vale wine region. The bounds of the Hundred of Willunga span the southern half of the contemporary
City of Onkaparinga local government area, including localities south of the Onkaparinga and west of
Kangarilla
Kangarilla is a small rural town and locality around from Adelaide city centre, in South Australia. The area, formerly inhabited by Kaurna people, was settled by Europeans in 1840, not long after the British colonisation of South Australia. Tod ...
and
Kuitpo.
Local government
The
District Council of Willunga was established in 1853 to govern the hundred. By 1856, residents on the northern boundary at
Noarlunga had seceded from the council along with parts of
Morphett Vale
Morphett Vale is a southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga. It is the largest suburb in the state, with a population of more than 23,000 and an area of 12.76 km2, followed by Paralowie with nearly 10,000 few ...
over the
Onkaparinga River to form the
District Council of Noarlunga
The City of Noarlunga, formerly the District Council of Noarlunga, was a local government area in South Australia from 1856 until 1997.
History
The District Council of Noarlunga was established on 21 August 1856 following lobbying by resident ...
. The following year, residents of
Aldinga successfully lobbied for their own independent local governance and the
District Council of Aldinga was formed. In 1932 Aldinga was dissolved and the land absorbed back into Willunga council. In 1997 Willunga council was amalgamated with Noarlunga and
Happy Valley councils to the north to form the
City of Onkaparinga, spanning both the Hundred of Willunga and
Hundred of Noarlunga.
Towns and other localities
The following Adelaide seaside suburbs and semi-urban localities are located within the hundred:
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Port Noarlunga South
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Seaford Meadows
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Seaford
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Moana
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Old Noarlunga
Old Noarlunga (formerly Noarlunga) is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located about south of the state capital of Adelaide. Originally settled around 1840, the town retains its village atmosphere in spite of encroaching subur ...
(south of Onkaparinga River)
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Seaford Rise
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Seaford Heights
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Maslin Beach
Maslin Beach is a southern coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Onkaparinga.
The name refers to the town of ''Maslin Beach'', the beach after which it was named and the suburb which contains both. In this ...
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Port Willunga
Port Willunga is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is known as Wirruwarrungga or Ruwarunga by the traditional owners, the Kaurna people, and is of significance as being the site of a freshwater spring said to be created by the ...
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Aldinga Beach
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Sellicks Beach
The following semi-rural towns and localities are located within the hundred:
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Blewitt Springs
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McLaren Vale
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McLaren Flat
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Tatachilla
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The Range (north-western half)
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Aldinga
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Whites Valley
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Willunga
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Sellicks Hill
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Willunga South
See also
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Lands administrative divisions of South Australia
References
{{Hundreds of South Australia
Willunga