Kurralta Park, South Australia

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Kurralta Park
AdelaideSouth Australia
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Tennyson Centre in Kurralta Park
Population2,823 (2016 census)[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.

History[]

Dr William Wyatt purchased an 80-acre section of land, south-west of Adelaide, which would become Kurralta Park, in 1837.[2] 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.[3]

Geography[]

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[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kurralta Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Dudley Coleman (ed) The First Hundred Years: A History of Burnside in South Australia (1956) Griffin Press, Adelaide p71
  3. ^ Dudley Coleman (ed) The First Hundred Years: A History of Burnside in South Australia (1956) Griffin Press, Adelaide. p70

Coordinates: 34°57′00″S 138°33′58″E / 34.950°S 138.566°E / -34.950; 138.566


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