Underdale, South Australia
| Underdale Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Housing developments on what was a campus of the University of South Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,299 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5032 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||||
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Underdale is a western suburb of South Australia's capital city Adelaide on Kaurna land. It sits between Henley Beach Road and the River Torrens. It is largely residential with a very small industrial section on the Eastern side of Holbrook's Road near the river.
Underdale High School sits within the suburb and World Series Cricket icon David Hooke's is one of its alumni[2] along with Australian soccer player Tony Vidmar.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data from May 2021 identified Adelaide's Western Suburbs as having the lowest unemployment rate in South Australia. [3]
St Marks Lutheran Church is in Underdale.
History[]
Underdale Post Office first opened on 1 January 1867 and closed around 1874. It was reopened in 1937 and closed in 1993.[4]
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Undertdale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Hooksey. NSW: ABC Books. 1993. p. 11.
- ^ "Adelaide's West Leads Employment Surge". InDaily. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
See also[]
- Suburbs of Adelaide