Uraidla, South Australia
| Uraidla South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Main street of Uraidla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°57′0″S 138°44′0″E / 34.95000°S 138.73333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 581 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1880s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5142 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 17 km (11 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Adelaide Hills Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Morialta | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Uraidla (/jʊəˈreɪdlə/, yoo-RAYD-lə) is a small town in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, Australia. At the 2016 census, Uraidla had a population of 575. However it also sits at the centre of a larger population catchment of rural townships which include Summertown, Piccadilly, Ashton, Basket Range, Carey Gully, Norton Summit and Cherryville.
The name is derived from the Kaurna name Yuridla, which means "two ears" and originally referred to the two nearby peaks of Mt Lofty and Mt Bonython, and also relates to the Dreaming story of Ngarnu, a giant from the east.