Second Valley, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Second Valley
State:sa
Coordinates:-35.5238°N 138.2218°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pop:162
Postcode:5204[2]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACDT
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Dist1:74
Dir1:S
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:14
Dir2:SW
Location2:Yankalilla
Lga:District Council of Yankalilla
Region:Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[3]
County:Hindmarsh
Stategov:Mawson[4]
Fedgov:Mayo[5]
Maxtemp:17.5
Maxtemp Footnotes:[6]
Mintemp:10.2
Rainfall:818.9
Near-N:Gulf St Vincent
Near-Ne:Wirrina Cove
Near-E:Hay Flat
Parawa
Near-Se:Parawa
Near-S:Parawa
Delamere
Near-Sw:Delamere
Near-W:Gulf St Vincent
Rapid Bay
Near-Nw:Gulf St Vincent
Near:Second Valley
Footnotes:Locations
Adjoining localities

Second Valley is a coastal town on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.

The name is derived from being the next valley north of Rapid Bay, the initial camp on South Australian mainland of Colonel William Light. It is a popular scuba diving destination.

Despite its small size, Second Valley has been rated as one of Australia's top ten beaches, with the variety of activities and opportunities to explore cited as contributing factors.[7]

Governance

Second Valley is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the District Council of Yankalilla.[4] [5] [1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for 'Second Valley, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Government Towns', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads' . Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. 20 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Postcode for Second Valley, South Australia . postcodes-australia.com . 20 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Fleurieu Kangaroo Island SA Government region . The Government of South Australia. 17 April 2017.
  4. Mawson . Electoral District Boundaries Commission . 2016 . 2 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011. Australian Electoral Commission. 2 August 2015.
  6. Web site: Summary (climate) statistics PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 8 January 2016.
  7. Web site: Allan. Roxanne. Line in sand drawn over South Australia's best beach. The Advertiser. Adelaide. 2 June 2014. 9 November 2012.