| Type: | suburb |
| Tunkalilla | |
| State: | SA |
| Coordinates: | -35.616°N 138.339°W |
| Established: | 1999 |
| Established Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postcode: | 5203[2] |
| Timezone: | ACST |
| Utc: | +9:30 |
| Timezone-Dst: | ACST |
| Utc-Dst: | +10:30 |
| Dist1: | 83 |
| Dir1: | S |
| Location1: | Adelaide |
| Lga: | District Council of Yankalilla |
| Region: | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[3] |
| Stategov: | Mawson[4] |
| Fedgov: | Mayo[5] |
| Maxtemp: | 17.5 |
| Maxtemp Footnotes: | [6] |
| Mintemp: | 10.2 |
| Rainfall: | 818.9 |
| Near-N: | Parawa |
| Near-Ne: | Parawa |
| Near-Se: | Backstairs Passage |
| Near-S: | Backstairs Passage |
| Near-Sw: | Backstairs Passage |
| Near-W: | Deep Creek |
| Near-Nw: | Parawa |
| Near: | Tunkililla |
| Footnotes: | 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 83km (52miles) south of the state capital of Adelaide.[2] [1]
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.[1]
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.[7] [1]
Tunkalilla 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.[1] [5] [4]