Beachport is a small coastal town in the Australian state of South Australia about 311 kilometres (193 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide and about 34 kilometres (21 mi) north-west of the municipal seat in Millicent, located at the northern end of Rivoli Bay.^[5][1] Beachport has a large crayfishing fleet, and is known for its 772-metre (2,533 ft)-long jetty, the second-longest in South Australia after the one at Port Germein. The towns Norfolk pines, white sand beach and clear waters are alluring to visitors ^[10]

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Beachport South Australia
Main street of Beachport
Beachport
Coordinates	37°29′01″S 140°00′30″E[1]
Population	530 (UCL 2021)[2]
Established	23 May 1878 (town) 18 December 1997 (locality)[3][4]
Postcode(s)	5280[5]
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)[6]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	311 km (193 mi) SE of Adelaide 34 km (21 mi) NW of Millicent
LGA(s)	Wattle Range Council[1]
Region	Limestone Coast[1]
County	Grey[1]
State electorate(s)	MacKillop[7]
Federal division(s)	Barker[8]
Mean max temp[9] Mean min temp[9] Annual rainfall[9] 19.7 °C 67 °F 9.6 °C 49 °F 608.2 mm 23.9 in
Localities around Beachport: Bray Bray Bray Nora Creina Ocean Beachport Magarey Rendelsham Southend Ocean Ocean Rivoli Bay Southend
Footnotes	Locations[5] Adjoining localities[1]

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Prior to European settlement starting in the 1820s, the Bungandidj people from the Mount Gambier region are the early settlers of this area. Archeological evidence shows they have inhabited this area for upwards of 30,000 years.^[11] In their language, this area was called Wirmalngrang.^[12]

Following the discovery and naming of Rivoli Bay in 1802 by French navigator Nicolas Baudin, a whaling station was established^[where?] there in the 1830s. The whaling industry soon declined, to be followed in succeeding decades by European pastoralists settling in the hinterland. Whaling was then superseded by a booming wool export industry, leading to the need for a port. The town was named on 23 May 1878 for the then British Secretary of State for the Colonies, Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn.^[13]

Popular recreational fishing spots include the Salmon Hole, jetty and 10 Mile Beach. Other attractions include the Salt Lake, Lake George and the rugged coastal views of the Scenic Drive. The nearby Beachport Conservation Park, which includes 710 hectares (1,800 acres) of beaches, rocky headlands and boobialla scrub, overlaps with the much larger Lake Hawdon System Important Bird Area.^[19][20] In the sandhills adjacent to Beachport is the Pool of Siloam, named in allusion to the Biblical Pool of Siloam as locals claim it has healing properties similar to the pool in Jerusalem. Said to be seven times saltier than the ocean, it is enjoyed by swimmers and has related amenities.