City of Holdfast Bay

The City of Holdfast Bay is a compact city of just under 14 square kilometres, comprising the suburbs of Brighton, Glenelg, Glenelg East, Glenelg North, Glenelg South, Hove, Kingston Park, North Brighton, Seacliff, part of Seacliff Park, Somerton Park and South Brighton. 

Our City identifies strongly with the coast and includes over 8 kilometres of Adelaide's premier seaside, with no part of Holdfast Bay more than 2½ kilometres from the foreshore. The particular aspects of a coastal environment, as well as regional recreation demand, significantly influence our services and programs.

Prior to European settlement, the region was home to the Kaurna people of the Adelaide plains.  In the early years of European settlement, Glenelg operated primarily as a fishing village and a summer retreat for the growing city of Adelaide.

The City of Holdfast Bay is now predominately residential, with thriving retail precincts in Glenelg, particularly the Jetty Road precinct, and Brighton.  We have a small light industrial base in Somerton Park as well.