Marleston, South Australia
| Marleston Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking north along South Road, Marleston is to the west. | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,836 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5033 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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Marleston is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens. Marleston was home to 1836 people as of the 2016 Census.
The earliest European settler in this area was Donald McLean, who selected Section 50, Hundred of Adelaide, of 80 acres (32 ha) in 1837, (the area was originally part of Hilton) and with his family ploughed and sowed 20 acres of seed wheat, and in 1838 reaped the first harvest of wheat in South Australia. Several years later he sold the land to John Marles, who subdivided it in 1879.[2]
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Marleston (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Manning index of South Australian place names:Marleston". State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
Coordinates: 34°56′56″S 138°33′47″E / 34.949°S 138.563°E
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