West Hindmarsh, South Australia

West Hindmarsh Adelaide, South Australia
West Hindmarsh Arieal view
Population	1,560 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5007
Location	4 km (2 mi) northwest of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s)	City of Charles Sturt
State electorate(s)	Croydon West Torrens
Federal division(s)	Adelaide
Suburbs around West Hindmarsh: West Croydon Croydon Ridleyton Welland West Hindmarsh Hindmarsh Torrensville Torrensville Thebarton

West Hindmarsh is a suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of Charles Sturt local government area. It is around 4 km west northwest of the Adelaide city centre. It is bounded on the south by the River Torrens, east by South Road, north by Port Road and west by streets separating it from the suburb of Welland which has the same north and south boundaries.^[2] Grange Road crosses the middle of the suburb.

A Hindmarsh West Post Office opened around 1950 and closed in 1981.^[3]

Demographics

The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 1,535 persons in West Hindmarsh on census night. Of these, 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female.^[4]

The majority of residents (63.6%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being India (4.5%), Italy (3.9%), Greece (3.1%), England (3.1%), and China (1.9%).^[4] Additionally, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent made up 0.9% of the suburb.^[4]

In terms of religious affiliation, 35.7% of residents attributed themselves to being irreligious, 22.4% attributed themselves to being Catholic, 10.0% attributed themselves to be Eastern Orthodox, and 4.2% attributed themselves to being Anglican.^[4] Within Allenby Gardens, 92.8% of the residents were employed, with the remaining 7.2% being unemployed.^[4]

Politics

Local government

Welland is part of Beverly Ward in the City of Charles Sturt local government area, with representative councillors, Labor member Matt Mitchell and Independent Edgar Agius.^[5]

State and federal

Welland lies in the state electoral district of Croydon and West Torrens^[6] and the federal electoral division of Adelaide.^[6] The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by leader of the South Australian opposition, Labor member Peter Malinauskas (Croydon) as well as Labor Member Tom Koutsantonis (West Torrens), and federally by Steve Georganas.^[6]

Education

West Hindmarsh's education is serviced by the St Joseph's Hindmarsh Primary school, an independent Catholic school which accommodates R-6 learning on the northern side of Grange road.^[7]

Facilities

Parks

West Hindmarsh has 3 parks within the suburb, the Wallman Reserve, the McDonnell Reserve, and the Langman Reserve.^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Hindmarsh (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Electoral District of Croydon (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
4. "2016 ABS census data".
5. "City of Charles Sturt Councillors". City of Charles Sturt. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
6. "Electoral district: West Torrens". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
7. "South Australian Catholic School". Catholic Education of South Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
8. Adelaide and surrounds street directory (49th ed.). UBD. 2011. ISBN 978-0-7319-2652-7.

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