Port Noarlunga

City of Onkaparinga

here is so much in the local area and adjoining suburbs of Christies beach and Noarlunga. Popular with holiday makers as well as locals.

 

This suburb has everything that a family could want, and everywhere can be reached by walking.

Property

 

Prices in the range of $350,000 to over a million dollar properties for beachfront homes. The area is undergoing massive transformation with many 1960's homes being renovated or replaced with modern units. There is a large expat population and the adjoining suburb of Christies beach is also undergoing massive regeneration and upgrading. 25% of the residents in Christies were born in the UK! Prices are rising in this suburb and many properties are being converted into holiday accommodation. Council changes to development regulations have resulted in a suburb where older beach shacks are being replaced by multiple new dwellings and by modern double storey homes. Not only is it a great place to live...it's a great investment area too.

 

To buy - You can view a listing of property for sale in Port Noarlunga on realestate.com.au HERE

 

To rent - View the current rentals HERE

 

domain.com.au has property listed for sale here

 

Median property prices and information for buying and rentals in Port Noarlunga can be found HERE

 

Childrens facilities

 

There are childcare and kindy facilities in Port Noarlunga, Noarlunga centre and Christies Beach.

 

 

The Port Noarlunga primary school is very popular and this school has been expanded and refurbished with $4 million from the nation-building fund (due to the growing demand especially new migrants). The local kindy “Frieda Corpe” is very popular.

 

 

From the Port Noarlunga Primary school website

 

Port Noarlunga Primary School is located in the historic township of Port Noarlunga. The school opened in 1916 and moved to its present site in 1924. It is situated well away from busy main streets, giving it a pleasantly tranquil atmosphere. Its many leafy old trees provide plentiful shade and character, adding to the quiet serenity of this historical site. Port Noarlunga is an older (historic) district with a mix of residential and commercial zones. The school is within walking distance of beaches and community facilities. Port Noarlunga Primary School will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2016.

 

In 2015 we have seventeen classes with students from Reception to Year 7.

 

Port Noarlunga is noted for its community atmosphere which enables us to care for and support all children in their endeavours to reach their full potential. The school community is very involved with and supportive of the school's educational programme. The Governing Council has a strong parent representation and is actively involved in all school matters and decision making.

 

The school has strong links to the beach and Aquatics. The annual Beach Carnival is held at nearby Port Noarlunga Beach. A statewide Aquatic Centre is also administered from this site, with lessons held at the nearby Port Noarlunga beach.

 

Frieda Corpe Kindergarten is the main feeder kindergarten with some children enrolling from other kindergartens.

 

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Christies Beach High School and Seaford Secondary College are the local secondary schools.

 

There is a Catholic primary school (St Johns) in nearby O Sullivans and a larger primary school in Beach road. There is also a private primary school “All Saints” nearby.

 

High schools and technical colleges include the Catholic Cardijn, Christies High, and Marcellin technical.

 

 

The Noarlunga TAFE is situated in the Noarlunga Centre, just a few minutes away and this offers so many courses for teenagers and adults. It's next door to the modern public library. Many new migrants enrol at TAFE to learn new skills or do components for their trade certificates.

 

Kindys

Frieda Corpe Kindergarten

 

 

Childcare/Nursery

 

Noarlunga Community Childrens Centre

Kerry Street Early Learning Centre

 

 

Playgroups

 

Kinder Gym

 

Playparks Port Noarlunga

 

Cnr Gawler St/Murray Rd - Adjacent Arts Centre - public art works, mosaics

Hender Ave - Seating, play equipment, ball game space

Leitch Ave/Murray Rd - Seating, ball game space

New Rd/River Rd - Ball game space, play equipment, seating

Oliver Cr - Seating, play equipment, ball game space

Saltfleet St - Seating, toilets, disabled toilets, BBQ

 

Playparks Port Noarlunga South

 

Britain Dr (Pt Noarlunga Oval) - Shelter, play equipment, ball game space, car park

Cliff/Jane (Karingal Reserve) - Ball game space, play equipment, seating,skateboard, toilets, tennis courts

Esplanade/Costa Vista - Seating/table, play equipment, toilets, disabled toilets,BBQ

Fremantle Rd/Perth St - Ball game space, play equipment, seating

Saltfleet St - Adventure Park - BBQ, shelter, ball game space, play equipment,seating/table, toilets, walking/cycle tracks, car park

Transport

 

There is a transport interchange at the large Noarlunga shopping centre. The Noarlunga transport interchange (buses and trains) is only a few minutes drive from the Port Noarlunga residential suburb. A train to the city takes between 29 and 40 minutes depending upon whether you take a limited stop train. The rail link into the city has been electrified with brand new trains and rolling stock. The line extends to Seaford in the south.

If you choose to drive then the southern expressway can be reached within a few minutes (top of Beach Road) and this reduces the travel time into the city. Travel from Port Noarlunga to Flinders medical centre is around 15 minutes. The expressway has been upgraded into a dual flow road with reduced travel times to the city and back. Travel times to the city range from 27 minutes off peak to 45 minutes in peak periods.

 

Trains - Noarlunga Railway Station on the Seaford Line. Stop code 16546 - https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/stops/view/16546

 

Buses - You can view buses HERE

 

Park and Ride - https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/Announcements/News/Park-n-Ride-for-Noarlunga-and-Smithfield

 

Out and About

 

 

Beaches: It's a seaside suburb with the most stunning sandy beach. The Port Noarlunga jetty and natural reef offer protected swimming and is a demarcated aquatic reserve.

 

At Port Noarlunga Beach swimming, canoeing, and enjoying the marine life are all popular. The more adventurous can go exploring the Port Noarlunga reef - snorkelling, scuba and SNUBA diving can show you unseen beauty under water. Over 200 species of marine plant and fish are found at the reef and include bryozoans, sponges, hydroids, ascidians and molluscs, and fishing from the Port Noarlunga jetty is popular too.

 

Just half an hour from Adelaide, Port Noarlunga is a fantastic destination for some summer fun. What makes this beach so special is the reef, a natural rock pile that runs parallel to shore for over 1.5 km. This protective barrier shields the beach from waves, large sea creatures, and strong rip currents. The best time to visit Port Noarlunga is at low tide when the reef is exposed and the water is clearer. From Weekend Notes

 

Port Noarlunga ReefPort Noarlunga Reef is a narrow reef about 400 metres (1,300 ft) offshore and about 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) long and was formed from a consolidated Pleistocene sand dune. The reef runs parallel to shore and has two sections, with the area separating them called The Gap. It is a popular scuba diving and snorkelling location, with more than 200 marine plant species and over 60 fish species. There is a self-guided diving trail which was established in 1994, which is marked with a series of 12 glass plaques. The plaques indicate aspects of the reef ecosystem relevant to their location.^[6]

 

 

The Port Noarlunga Aquatic Reserve was the first aquatic reserve proclaimed in South Australia, being established in 1971 to protect the reef life and the adjacent river estuary. The boundaries of the reserve were extended to the north in 1993 to include an adjacent limestone reef known as Horseshoe Reef at Christies Beach. As of 2007, it extends along the coastline from Onkaparinga Head at Port Noarlunga South in the south to Gulfview Road at Christies Beach in the north and includes the Onkaparinga River up until the Main South Road at Old Noarlunga. The reserve covers an area of 527 hectares (1,300 acres). Fishing activity is limited to the use of rod and handline while the use of ‘hand nets for the taking of shrimps for bait only’ is permitted in estuary and the Onkaparinga River. No fishing is permitted within 25 metres (82 ft) of Horseshoe and Port Noarlunga Reefs and can only be carried out from the jetty and the beach at Port Noarlunga.^{[6][7][8] (from Wikipedia)}

 

 

 

 

Port Noarlunga / Port Noarlunga South took the 2010/ 2011 award for Australia's cleanest beach. Over $8 million has being spent on new beachfront facilities. In 2013 Port Noarlunga was ranked in the top 101 beaches in Australia (out of nearly 9000 beaches!)

The village of Port Noarlunga has character. You can sit on the sheltered beachfront and eat fish and chips from the local fish shop.....less than 100m away in the Port Noarlunga village. You can have a drink and meal on the beachfront. The village has plenty of popular eateries including pub food, Indian, Mexican and a variety of restaurants. All are within walking distance.

 

The Onkaparinga River Recreation Park, part of the greater Onkaparinga River National Park, is located in the seaside town of Port Noarlunga. It is a large reserve that encompasses the Onkaparinga River, South Australia's second longest river.

 

 

The recreation park is mostly comprised of natural attractions but the most recent addition is a bridge that traverses the park as part of the Seaford Rail Extension. The park offers a great view of the new bridge and in some parts the opportunity to get up close to it, if that is what floats your boat. The main attractions of the Onkaparinga River Recreation Park, other than the river itself, are the two walks that take place either side of it; the Wetlands Walk and Pingle Farm Walk.

 

 

Others will choose to float their boat along the gentle waters of the Onkaparinga River which is ideal to canoe and kayak. The river is also a popular fishing spot and the paths alongside it are well tread by walkers, runners and cyclists. The tranquil estuary and wetlands abound with flora and fauna that will keep nature watchers content. (From Weekend Notes website)

 

 

Entertainment

The nearby and walkable Noarlunga entertainment precinct has a cinema complex (Wallis), bowling, ice skating, large indoor pool and sports facility, and laser quest. There are a number of new gyms at the leisure centre and in the entertainment precinct.

 

For young children the community park “Jubilee Park” is very popular. Onkaparinga Adventure Playground. See also this write up on Play and Go.

 

The children's fort (Jubilee Park) and play area just across the Onkaparinga estuary and this has barbie and picnic facilities. There are also local barbecue facilities on the Port Noarlunga beachfront, Rotary park in Christies and outside the Christies Beach surf life saving and sailing club.

 

Sports

 

* There is the floodlit footy at the sports oval in Noarlunga (called South Adelaide: Panthers stadium) and the footy and cricket oval is in Christies (Bice Oval).

 

* The local footy (Aussie rules) team at Bice are The Saints.

 

* The local rugby league team is based at the Port Noarlunga football club in Saltfleet Street (near the wooden fort).

 

* There are bowling clubs in Christies and Port Noarlunga, local RSL clubs with functions and live music, free community tennis courts, and canoeing with canoe hire and trails along the Onkaparinga river.

 

* Skateboard facilities - Port Noarlunga South - Corner of Cliff Avenue and Jane Street. Small concrete half pipe and street section with quarter pipes, wedge ramp, rail and manual pad. Beginner to advanced skill level.

 

* BMX - Hackham, Forstyth Reserve, Cottage Lane

 

* Port Noarlunga Tennis Club

 

* A gym with a view - Situated on the cliff top of the Esplanade at Port Noarlunga is a small park that overlooks the town and offers dramatic coastal views. The panoramic vista showcases the Port Noarlunga beach, reef, jetty and the Onkaparinga River Recreation Park.

 

The park has recently been modified to include outdoor exercise equipment for public use, the first of its kind in the area. An outdoor gym has long been discussed, and even petitioned, by locals with many hoping it would be introduced along the Esplanade between Port Noarlunga South and Moana, but this is a welcome first addition to encourage health and fitness in the community.

 

Port Noarlunga Esplanade Exercise Equipment

 

 

 

* Little Athletics at Noarlunga: There is a wide range of events from running, jumping, throwing and walking and they are modified to suit the age and ability of the children. Little Athletics promotes that it is important to "Be your Best". The emphasis is on fun, participation, performance, technique and getting involved with your family in physical and healthy activity. The motto of Little Athletics is "Family, Fun and Fitness".

 

* Surf lifesaving - Port Noarlunga surf lifesaving club - The Port Noarlunga life saving club have new facilities on the beachfront. You have peace of mind when the little ones are on the beach. The clubs at Port Noarlunga, Christies and nearby Port Noarlunga South are community driven and a great way to meet people too.

 

* Port Noarlunga Aquatic Centre: At PNAC we provide curriculum based lessons, in the subject areas of health and PE in the following: Swimming and water safety for students in years Reception to Year 7. Aquatics and water safety for students in Years 6 to 9 which includes:

 

Surfing Snorkelling

Bodyboarding Sailing

Kayaking Windsurfing (Sailboarding)

Waveskiing Fishing

 

Reef Walks on Port Noarlunga Reef.

 

South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) courses for years 10, 11 and 12 students in all activities and registered practicals in surfing, kayaking, snorkelling, windsurfing and bodyboarding.

 

Marine Biology experiences for senior students which include information on the environment, snorkelling beside the Port Noarlunga Reef and an excursion to the reef.

 

We cater for all levels of special needs students so they too can learn about and enjoy the marine experience. [Source]

 

Shopping

 

Too much to list! All the major retailer are present in the Noarlunga centre as well as the big banks. The Noarlunga centre is within walking distance from the residential area and is 2 minutes by car. As well as the centre the surrounding shopping precinct has many new stores. The shopping centre is connected to the transport interchange at Noarlunga and many people travel from the new stations on the Seaford line.

Beach road in Christies Beach has Coles and Woolworth’s and many eateries and fast food outlets. There are a variety of shops in Beach road, and many real estate companies are situated on this popular strip. The supermarkets are open from 7 till 9 and you don't even need a car to get there. There are liquor stores and drive in liquor stores. There are 24-hour petrol stations, convenience stores and all the major fast food outlets.

Many teenagers find casual work at the fast food outlets and local shops especially over the festive period.

 

 

Port Noarlunga is served by three local post offices. There is a community post office in Port Noarlunga village, a post office in the Noarlunga centre and one in Beach Road, Christies Beach. All offer PO box rentals that are a good idea for new migrants who may move around during their initial period.

 

 

The Port Noarlunga area is well served by local community services. The Medicare and Centrelink office is located in the Noarlunga centre precinct. The Service SA centre (drivers licences) is just off Beach Road, Christies and all these facilities are within a short walk.

 

 

Other facilities

 

There are local doctors and a hospital at Noarlunga. The GP super clinic has been completed and is part of the health village. There are surf lifsaving associations, launch sites on the beaches and local dive facilities. There are great fishing spots on the river, from the jetty or from boats launched from O Sullivans beach. The water is calm and protected and the kids swim, surf and body board in safety. There are loads of parks and playgrounds, tennis courts and sport facilities. It's a safe suburb, an in demand suburb and many new migrants decide to live around here.