Middle Beach, South Australia
Town in South Australia
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Middle Beach is a small town in South Australia located about 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of the Adelaide city centre in the State of Southern Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Plains Council.
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 Looking north along the beachfront shacks | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°36′27″S 138°24′38″E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barossa Light and Lower North[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 5 June 1997 (locality)[2] | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 94 (SAL 2021)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5501 | ||||||||||||
| County | Gawler[1] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 22.7 °C (72.9 °F)[4] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 11.2 °C (52.2 °F)[4] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 431.0 mm (16.97 in)[4] | ||||||||||||
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As of 2021, the population of Middle Beach was 94.
Demographics
The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 366 persons on Middle Beach on census night. Of these, 55.2% were male and 44.8% were female.[5]
The majority of residents (66.1%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being England (4.6%) and Netherlands (3.0%).[5]
The age distribution of Middle Beach residents is comparable to that of the greater Australian population. 68.8% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 31.2% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.[5]
Community
The local newspaper is the Plains Producer.
Attractions
Transport
Middle Beach is located beside Port Wakefield Road.
