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City of Onkaparinga

January 14, 2023

This article is about the city created in 1997 covering the lower Onkaparinga River. For the district council around the upper Onkaparinga River that existed 1853–1997, see District Council of Onkaparinga.

The City of Onkaparinga (/ˌɒŋkəpəˈrɪŋɡə/) is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after the Onkaparinga River, whose name comes from Ngangkiparinga, a Kaurna word meaning women's river. It is the largest LGA in South Australia, with a population of over 170,000 people in both urban and rural communities and is also geographically expansive, encompassing an area of 518.3 km². The council is headquartered in the Noarlunga Centre with area offices situated in Aberfoyle Park, Woodcroft and Willunga.

History

The council was formed on 1 July 1997 as the City of Happy Valley, Noarlunga and Willunga from the amalgamation of the former City of Happy Valley and City of Noarlunga with part of the District Council of Willunga.[6] It adopted the City of Onkaparinga name from 22 December 1997.[7]

Culture

The South Australian Writers' Centre and the City of Onkaparinga co-hosted the biennial South Australian Writers' Festival (2001–2011),[8] renamed the South Australian Readers' and Writers' Festival from 2013 to 2015.[9]

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Onkaparinga local government area
Census year 2001[10] 2006[11] 2011[12] 2016[13]
Population Estimated residents on census night 143,143 144,407 159,576 166,766
LGA rank in terms of size within South Australia 1st   1st   1st
% of South Australia population 9.81%   9.54%   10.00%   9.95%
% of Australian population 0.76%   0.73%   0.74%   0.71%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		 English 35.4%   34.9%
Australian 28.9%   27.4%
Scottish 6.8%   7.0%
Irish 5.8%   6.3%
German 5.3%   5.3%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		 Polish 0.7%   0.5%   0.4%   0.4%
German 0.7%   0.6%   0.5%   0.5%
Italian 0.6%   0.5%   0.5%   0.4%
Greek 0.5%   0.5%   0.4%   0.4%
Dutch 0.43%   0.3%
Arabic 0.3%
Mandarin 0.5%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		 No religion 25.5%   29.6%   34.5%   43.1%
Anglican 17.6%   15.9%   15.0%   11.6%
Catholic 16.2%   15.6%   15.5%   13.9%
Uniting 10.3%   9.2%   8.4%   6.5%
Lutheran 3.1%   3.0%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal income A$439 A$542 A$593
% of Australian median income 98.4% 93.9% 95.3%
Family income Median weekly family income A$1088 A$1311 A$1448
% of Australian median income 92.9% 88.5% 83.5%
Household income Median weekly household income A$922 A$1080 A$1194
% of Australian median income 89.8% 87.5% 83.0%

Governance

The council meets at the chambers in Noarlunga Centre on Hannah Road every four weeks on a Tuesday for Council meeting, and on the alternate Tuesday for Strategic Directions Meetings.

The City of Onkaparinga has 13 elected members (including the mayor). The city is divided into six electoral wards, with two councillors representing each. The mayor is elected at large by all electors.

The current council was elected in 2018 for a four-year term.[14]

Ward Party[15] Councillor Notes
Acting Mayor   Liberal Simon McMahon
Knox   Cr Alayna de Graaf
  Liberal Cr Heidi Greaves
Mid Coast   Labor Cr Bill Jamieson
  Cr Suzanne Tonkin
Pimpala   Independent Cr Sandra Brown
  Cr Michael O'Brien
South Coast   Liberal Cr Simon McMahon
  Cr Richard Peat
Southern Vales Coast   Cr Martin Bray
  Independent Cr Wayne Olsen
Thalassa   Cr Geoff Eaton
  Liberal Cr Marion Themeliotis

Suburbs

That is, postcodes 5047, 5051, 5153, and 5157–74 (inclusive).[16]

Freedom of the City

The Freedom of the City is reserved for military units which have, through their command, a significant attachment to the City of Onkaparinga. Freedom of the City is the highest honour the City can confer on a military unit.[17]

Recipients

Three military units have been awarded Freedom of the City:

  • 1998 - 40th Regional Cadet Unit Noarlunga
  • 2004 - Squadron 605 Australian Air Force Cadets and Australian Navy Cadets TS Noarlunga
  • 2016 - 619 Squadron, Australian Air Force Cadets

Key to the City

The Key to the City recognises exceptional, outstanding achievement and is Council’s most prestigious award. The award acknowledges the outstanding contribution of an individual or organisation in furthering the ideals of the city or to recognise outstanding achievement.[18]

Recipients

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Onkaparinga (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ Wotton, D. C. (6 March 1997). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1934 SECTIONS 7, 8, 11 AND 14: ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES—AREAS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF WILLUNGA AND THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PORT ELLIOT AND GOOLWA —AMALGAMATION OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF HAPPY VALLEY, THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NOARLUNGA AND THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF WILLUNGA" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 1110–1114. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Elected Members". City of Onkaparinga. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected - "Counties" and "Local Government Areas"". Property Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Happy Valley (S.A.). Corporation". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. ^ Tate, C.S. (22 December 1997). "CITY OF HAPPY VALLEY, NOARLUNGA AND WILLUNGA, Name Change" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  8. ^ South Australian Writers' Centre; Onkaparinga (S.A.). Council (2001–2011), South Australian Readers' & Writers' Festival [Catalogue entry for programme, NLA], City of Onkaparinga, retrieved 8 February 2021
  9. ^ South Australian Writers' Centre; Onkaparinga (S.A.). Council (2013–2015), South Australian Writers' Festival [Catalogue entry for programme, NLA], SA Writers' Centre and City of Onkaparinga, retrieved 8 February 2021
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Onkaparinga (C)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2017.  
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Onkaparinga (C)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Onkaparinga (C)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2017.  
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Onkaparinga (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017.  
  14. ^ "Elected members". The City of Onkaparinga. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Elected Members Register of Interests". City of Onkaparinga. Retrieved 5 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ . City of Onkaparinga. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Freedom of the City". City of Onkaparinga. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Key to the City". City of Onkaparinga. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  19. ^ Manning, Jack (30 January 2019). "Cyclist Richie Porte awarded key to Onkaparinga after sixth consecutive Willunga Hill win". Victor Harbor Times. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  20. ^ Reece Homfray; Val Migliaccio (17 January 2019). "The Coffee Ride: Richie Porte gets the keys to his Willunga kingdom from Onkaparinga Mayor". The Advertiser. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  21. ^ Shaw, Rob (20 January 2019). "Richie Porte wins Willunga Hill stage of Tour Down Under for sixth time". The Examiner. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

External links

  • City of Onkaparinga
  • Onkaparinga community snapshot

Coordinates: 34°55′S 138°38′E / 34.917°S 138.633°E / -34.917; 138.633

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This article is about the city created in 1997 covering the lower Onkaparinga River For the district council around the upper Onkaparinga River that existed 1853 1997 see District Council of Onkaparinga The City of Onkaparinga ˌ ɒ ŋ k e p e ˈ r ɪ ŋ ɡ e is a local government area LGA located on the southern fringe of Adelaide South Australia It is named after the Onkaparinga River whose name comes from Ngangkiparinga a Kaurna word meaning women s river It is the largest LGA in South Australia with a population of over 170 000 people in both urban and rural communities and is also geographically expansive encompassing an area of 518 3 km The council is headquartered in the Noarlunga Centre with area offices situated in Aberfoyle Park Woodcroft and Willunga City of Onkaparinga South AustraliaPopulation175 204 LGA 2021 1 Established6 March 1997 2 Area518 4 km2 200 2 sq mi MayorErin Thompson 3 Council seatNoarlunga CentreRegionSouthern Adelaide 4 CountyAdelaide 5 State electorate s Davenport Finniss Fisher Heysen Kaurna Mawson Mitchell ReynellFederal division s Kingston MayoWebsiteCity of OnkaparingaLGAs around City of Onkaparinga City of Marion City of Mitcham Adelaide Hills CouncilCity of Onkaparinga District Council of Mount BarkerDistrict Council of Yankalilla District Council of Yankalilla Alexandrina Council Contents 1 History 2 Culture 3 Demographics 4 Governance 5 Suburbs 6 Freedom of the City 6 1 Recipients 7 Key to the City 7 1 Recipients 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThe council was formed on 1 July 1997 as the City of Happy Valley Noarlunga and Willunga from the amalgamation of the former City of Happy Valley and City of Noarlunga with part of the District Council of Willunga 6 It adopted the City of Onkaparinga name from 22 December 1997 7 Culture EditThe South Australian Writers Centre and the City of Onkaparinga co hosted the biennial South Australian Writers Festival 2001 2011 8 renamed the South Australian Readers and Writers Festival from 2013 to 2015 9 Demographics EditSelected historical census data for Onkaparinga local government areaCensus year 2001 10 2006 11 2011 12 2016 13 Population Estimated residents on census night 143 143 144 407 159 576 166 766LGA rank in terms of size within South Australia 1st 1st 1st of South Australia population 9 81 9 54 10 00 9 95 of Australian population 0 76 0 73 0 74 0 71 Cultural and language diversityAncestry top responses English 35 4 34 9 Australian 28 9 27 4 Scottish 6 8 7 0 Irish 5 8 6 3 German 5 3 5 3 Language top responses other than English Polish 0 7 0 5 0 4 0 4 German 0 7 0 6 0 5 0 5 Italian 0 6 0 5 0 5 0 4 Greek 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 4 Dutch 0 43 0 3 Arabic 0 3 Mandarin 0 5 Religious affiliationReligious affiliation top responses No religion 25 5 29 6 34 5 43 1 Anglican 17 6 15 9 15 0 11 6 Catholic 16 2 15 6 15 5 13 9 Uniting 10 3 9 2 8 4 6 5 Lutheran 3 1 3 0 Median weekly incomesPersonal income Median weekly personal income A 439 A 542 A 593 of Australian median income 98 4 93 9 95 3 Family income Median weekly family income A 1088 A 1311 A 1448 of Australian median income 92 9 88 5 83 5 Household income Median weekly household income A 922 A 1080 A 1194 of Australian median income 89 8 87 5 83 0 Governance EditThe council meets at the chambers in Noarlunga Centre on Hannah Road every four weeks on a Tuesday for Council meeting and on the alternate Tuesday for Strategic Directions Meetings The City of Onkaparinga has 13 elected members including the mayor The city is divided into six electoral wards with two councillors representing each The mayor is elected at large by all electors The current council was elected in 2018 for a four year term 14 Ward Party 15 Councillor NotesActing Mayor Liberal Simon McMahonKnox Cr Alayna de Graaf Liberal Cr Heidi GreavesMid Coast Labor Cr Bill Jamieson Cr Suzanne TonkinPimpala Independent Cr Sandra Brown Cr Michael O BrienSouth Coast Liberal Cr Simon McMahon Cr Richard PeatSouthern Vales Coast Cr Martin Bray Independent Cr Wayne OlsenThalassa Cr Geoff Eaton Liberal Cr Marion ThemeliotisSuburbs EditAberfoyle Park 5159 Aldinga 5173 Aldinga Beach 5173 Blewitt Springs 5171 Chandlers Hill 5159 Cherry Gardens 5157 Christie Downs 5164 Christies Beach 5165 Clarendon 5157 Coromandel East 5157 Coromandel Valley 5051 Darlington 5047 Dorset Vale 5157 Flagstaff Hill 5159 Hackham 5163 Hackham West 5163 Happy Valley 5159 Huntfield Heights 5163 Ironbank 5153 Kangarilla 5157 Lonsdale 5160 Maslin Beach 5170 McLaren Flat 5171 McLaren Vale 5171 Moana 5169 Morphett Vale 5162 Noarlunga Centre 5168 Noarlunga Downs 5168 O Halloran Hill 5158 O Sullivan Beach 5166 Old Noarlunga 5168 Old Reynella 5161 Onkaparinga Hills 5163 Port Noarlunga 5167 Port Noarlunga South 5167 Port Willunga 5173 Reynella 5161 Reynella East 5161 Seaford 5169 Seaford Heights 5169 Seaford Meadows 5169 Seaford Rise 5169 Sellicks Beach 5174 Sellicks Hill 5174 Tatachilla 5171 The Range 5172 Whites Valley 5172 Willunga 5172 Willunga South 5172 Woodcroft 5162 That is postcodes 5047 5051 5153 and 5157 74 inclusive 16 Freedom of the City EditThe Freedom of the City is reserved for military units which have through their command a significant attachment to the City of Onkaparinga Freedom of the City is the highest honour the City can confer on a military unit 17 Recipients Edit Three military units have been awarded Freedom of the City 1998 40th Regional Cadet Unit Noarlunga 2004 Squadron 605 Australian Air Force Cadets and Australian Navy Cadets TS Noarlunga 2016 619 Squadron Australian Air Force CadetsKey to the City EditThe Key to the City recognises exceptional outstanding achievement and is Council s most prestigious award The award acknowledges the outstanding contribution of an individual or organisation in furthering the ideals of the city or to recognise outstanding achievement 18 Recipients Edit 1998 Dr Andrew Andy Sydney Withiel Thomas AO 2006 Mayor Ray Gilbert OAM JP amp Edith Gilbert JP 2019 Richard Richie Julian Porte 19 20 21 See also EditLocal Government Areas of South Australia List of Adelaide suburbs List of Adelaide parks and gardensReferences Edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Onkaparinga Local Government Area Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 Wotton D C 6 March 1997 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1934 SECTIONS 7 8 11 AND 14 ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES AREAS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF WILLUNGA AND THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PORT ELLIOT AND GOOLWA AMALGAMATION OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF HAPPY VALLEY THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NOARLUNGA AND THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF WILLUNGA PDF The South Australian Government Gazette Government of South Australia pp 1110 1114 Retrieved 1 February 2019 Elected Members City of Onkaparinga Retrieved 9 April 2016 Southern Adelaide SA Government region PDF The Government of South Australia Archived from the original PDF on 27 March 2019 Retrieved 17 April 2017 Search result for County of Adelaide CNTY with the following data sets selected Counties and Local Government Areas Property Location SA Map Viewer Government of South Australia Retrieved 24 April 2017 Happy Valley S A Corporation Libraries Australia Retrieved 9 April 2016 Tate C S 22 December 1997 CITY OF HAPPY VALLEY NOARLUNGA AND WILLUNGA Name Change PDF The Government Gazette of South Australia Government of South Australia Retrieved 11 December 2016 South Australian Writers Centre Onkaparinga S A Council 2001 2011 South Australian Readers amp Writers Festival Catalogue entry for programme NLA City of Onkaparinga retrieved 8 February 2021 South Australian Writers Centre Onkaparinga S A Council 2013 2015 South Australian Writers Festival Catalogue entry for programme NLA SA Writers Centre and City of Onkaparinga retrieved 8 February 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics 9 March 2006 Onkaparinga C 2001 Census QuickStats Retrieved 3 December 2017 Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Onkaparinga C 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 3 December 2017 Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Onkaparinga C 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 3 December 2017 Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Onkaparinga C 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 16 November 2017 Elected members The City of Onkaparinga Retrieved 23 November 2018 Elected Members Register of Interests City of Onkaparinga Retrieved 5 July 2017 permanent dead link City of Onkaparinga suburb boundaries map City of Onkaparinga 9 January 2014 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 8 October 2014 Freedom of the City City of Onkaparinga Retrieved 12 February 2019 Key to the City City of Onkaparinga Retrieved 12 February 2019 Manning Jack 30 January 2019 Cyclist Richie Porte awarded key to Onkaparinga after sixth consecutive Willunga Hill win Victor Harbor Times Retrieved 12 February 2019 Reece Homfray Val Migliaccio 17 January 2019 The Coffee Ride Richie Porte gets the keys to his Willunga kingdom from Onkaparinga Mayor The Advertiser Retrieved 12 February 2019 Shaw Rob 20 January 2019 Richie Porte wins Willunga Hill stage of Tour Down Under for sixth time The Examiner Retrieved 12 February 2019 External links EditCity of Onkaparinga Onkaparinga community snapshot Coordinates 34 55 S 138 38 E 34 917 S 138 633 E 34 917 138 633 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City of Onkaparinga amp oldid 1127908994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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