Kurralta Park, South Australia
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| Kurralta Park Adelaide, South Australia | |
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 Tennyson Centre in Kurralta Park | |
| Population | 3,139 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 5037 |
| LGA(s) | City of West Torrens |
| State electorate(s) | Badcoe |
| Federal division(s) | Adelaide |
Kurralta Park is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens. Landmarks include Kurralta Central shopping centre, Brown Hill Creek and the Westside Bikeway on a former railway line.[2]
History
[edit]Dr William Wyatt purchased an 80-acre section of land, south-west of Adelaide, which would become Kurralta Park, in 1837.[3] Dr Wyatt (an early Protector of Aborigines) made his home, "Kurralta", in Burnside. "Kurralta" is said to mean "set on a hill" in a local language.[4]
Geography
[edit]The area is bound by Anzac Highway to the south, South Road to the east, and Barwell Avenue to the north. Brownhill Creek divides the suburb. It is about 4 km from the CBD of Adelaide.
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kurralta Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Westside Bikeway". Walking SA. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Dudley Coleman (ed) The First Hundred Years: A History of Burnside in South Australia (1956) Griffin Press, Adelaide p. 71
- ^ Dudley Coleman (ed) The First Hundred Years: A History of Burnside in South Australia (1956) Griffin Press, Adelaide. p. 70
34°57′00″S 138°33′58″E / 34.950°S 138.566°E
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