Currency Creek, South Australia

Currency Creek
South Australia
Currency Creek
Coordinates35°27′14″S 138°45′30″E / 35.453872°S 138.758216°E / -35.453872; 138.758216
Population443 (SAL 2021)
Established1840 (town)
31 August 2000 (locality)
Postcode(s)5214
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
LGA(s)Alexandrina Council
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island
CountyHindmarsh
State electorate(s)Finniss
Federal division(s)Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.8 °C
69 °F
11.8 °C
53 °F
394.8 mm
15.5 in
Localities around Currency Creek:
Tooperang Tooperang
Finniss
Clayton Bay
Clayton Bay
Mosquito Hill Currency Creek Clayton Bay
Hindmarsh Island
Mosquito Hill
Middleton
Middleton
Goolwa
Goolwa North
Hindmarsh Island
Hindmarsh Island
FootnotesAdjoining localities

Currency Creek (postcode 5214) is a township and locality in South Australia on the western shore of Lake Alexandrina about 6 km north of Goolwa, beside a seasonal stream bearing the same name – Currency Creek – which flows into Lake Alexandrina. The locality includes the headland named Finniss Point which separates the mouths of Currency Creek and the Finniss River.