Hundred of Willunga
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Hundred of Willunga South Australia |
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Vines at Coriole Vineyard, McLaren Vale
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 Hundred of Willunga
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| Coordinates | 35°14′S 138°32′E / 35.24°S 138.53°ECoordinates: 35°14′S 138°32′E / 35.24°S 138.53°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 29 October 1846 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 260 km2 (99 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| County | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Willunga is a cadastral unit of hundred covering the extreme south suburbs of Adelaide (south of the Onkaparinga River and the flanking semi-rural areas in South Australia, such as the McLaren Vale wine region. It is one of the eleven hundreds of the County of Adelaide. It was named in 1846 by Governor Frederick Robe probably deriving from a Kaurna/Ngarrindjeri place label willannga, meaning place of green trees.
The bounds of the Hundred of Willunga span the southern half of the contemporary City of Onkaparinga local government area, including localities south of the Onkaparinga River and west of Kangarilla and Kuitpo.
The following Adelaide seaside suburbs and semi-urban localities are located within the hundred:
The following semi-rural towns and localities are located within the hundred:
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