Kurralta Park, South Australia
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Kurralta Park Adelaide, South Australia | |
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Population | 2,823 (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[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kurralta Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Dudley Coleman (ed) The First Hundred Years: A History of Burnside in South Australia (1956) Griffin Press, Adelaide p71
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Suburbs of Adelaide
- Adelaide geography stubs