College Park, South Australia

College Park Adelaide, South Australia
College Park
Coordinates	34°54′44″S 138°37′06″E
Population	755 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5069
Area	0.4 km^2 (0.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)	City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters
State electorate(s)	Dunstan
Federal division(s)	Sturt

College Park (previously "College Town") is a small, leafy, residential eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters. It is always the most expensive suburb in South Australia, with a median sale price of $3.3 million as of 2024.

History

• College Park Post Office opened on 21 October 1946.^[2]
• Lionel Logue was born in this suburb on 26 February 1880.^[3]

Heritage listings

College Park contains a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 1–13 Payneham Road: Bon Marche Building^[4]
• 15 Payneham Road: Bell's Plumbers Shop^[5]
• 9 Trinity Street: Airlie Hostel^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "College Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
3. Lionel Logue, retrieved 31 July 2018^{[circular reference]}
4. "Bon Marche Building (Shops)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
5. "Former Bell's Plumbers Shop". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
6. "Dwelling (former Airlie Hostel)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 13 December 2016.