Currency Creek, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 35°27′14″S 138°45′30″E / 35.453872°S 138.758216°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1840 (town) 31 August 2000 (locality) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 443 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5214 | ||||||||||||
| County | Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 20.8 °C (69.4 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 11.8 °C (53.2 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 394.8 mm (15.54 in) | ||||||||||||
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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.