Burnside, South Australia

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Burnside Adelaide, South Australia
The Feathers Hotel and Pub +
Burnside
Coordinates	Coordinates: 34°56′20″S 138°39′58″E / 34.939°S 138.666°E / -34.939; 138.666
Population	2,930 (2016 census)[1]
Established	1839
Postcode(s)	5066
LGA(s)	City of Burnside
Suburbs around Burnside: Leabrook Erindale Wattle Park Hazelwood Burnside Stonyfell Beaumont Waterfall Gully Greenhill

Burnside is suburb in the City of Burnside council area in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide. It is primarily a residential suburb. It was named Burnside, an amalgamation of the Scottish word for creek, "burn" and "side" because of the original property's location on the side of Second Creek. Burnside is 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) east of the Adelaide city centre by road.

Description[]

In the old days, trams used to travel to Burnside and terminate there

Burnside was established and named by Peter Anderson and his family who emigrated from Scotland in 1839. Anderson started a large farm on leased land near Second Creek. The farm had a large number of animals including pigs, poultry and cattle as well as barley and wheat crops. In 1848, the lease was assigned to ^[2] who arranged for the town to be laid out around Second Creek.^[3] By the 1870s the area had developed into a small village. Burnside Post Office had opened on 21 July 1863.^[4]

There are a number of parks but most noticeably bordering several that are shared with other suburbs. The Burnside Swimming Centre is located in nearby Hazelwood Park. Langman Reserve is part of both Burnside and Waterfall Gully and the large Newland Park has several ovals. The Feathers Hotel, a Georgian style pub, is located within the suburb. It is home to Burnside Primary School, a State government school. A number of churches in various denominations including Baptist, Lutheran and Anglican also call the suburb home.

Population[]

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,930 people in Burnside. 63.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 6.7% and China 6.1%. 71.6% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin at 8.0%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.3%, Catholic 18.4% and Anglican 14.2%.^[1]

Notable residents[]

• George Aiston (1879–1943), policeman and ethnographer
• Dorrit Black (1891–1951), artist
• Jimmy Melrose (1913–1936), aviator
• Christopher Pyne, federal MP and Liberal frontbencher, a former student of Burnside Primary
• Sydney Talbot Smith (1861–1948), solicitor, freelance journalist and civic worker

See also[]

• List of Adelaide suburbs

References[]

External links[]

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• City of Burnside