Avoca Dell, South Australia

Town in South Australia

35°05′30″S 139°18′43″E / 35.091760°S 139.3119°E / -35.091760; 139.3119Population166 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)5253Area0.72 km² (0.3 sq mi)^[2]LGA(s)Rural City of Murray Bridge State electorate(s)Hammond Federal division(s)Barker

Localities around Avoca Dell:
Toora	Toora	Burdett
Toora	Avoca Dell	Burdett
Riverglades	Murray Bridge East	Murray Bridge East

Avoca Dell is a hamlet and north suburban locality of Murray Bridge on the east (left) bank of the Murray River. It is named for the PS Avoca, a paddle steamer built in 1877 that used the location as a landing point in the 1960s.^[2]^[3]^[4] The Avoca Dell Picnic Grounds reserve is situated within the locality on the river bank where the steamer would dock.^[3]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Avoca Dell (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Placename Details: Avoca Dell (Locality Bounded)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 11 July 2006. SA0044872. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Placename Details: Avoca Dell Picnic Grounds (Reserve)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 17 August 2010. SA0003614. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2017. Other Details: Named after the paddle steamer that used this landing place in 1960's.
^ Corsetti, Stephanie (2 July 2014). "Sunken paddle boat Avoca becomes Murray River tourist attraction in Mildura". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 September 2017 – via ABC News. In its glory days, the 34-metre Avoca hosted dances and weddings as it cruised along the Murray.