City of West Torrens
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The City of West Torrens is a Local Government Area in the western suburbs of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

. Since the 1970s the area was mainly home to many open spaces and parks, however after the mid-1990s (1993-1995) the LGA became more residential.

Suburbs

  • Adelaide Airport
  • Ashford
    Ashford, South Australia
    Ashford is a suburb of Adelaide, in the City of West Torrens. It is triangular in shape and bordered by South Road, Anzac Highway and Everard Avenue. Two of the main features of the suburb are Ashford Hospital and Ashford Special School. Brownhill Creek also flows through Ashford in a cement...

  • Brooklyn Park
    Brooklyn Park, South Australia
    Brooklyn Park is a western suburb of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.Lockleys Post Office opened on 1 September 1904 and was renamed Brooklyn Park in 1967.-References:...

  • Camden Park
    Camden Park, South Australia
    Camden Park is a suburb of the city of Adelaide, South Australia.Camden Park is in the City of West Torrens local government area. It is split between the South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts of Ashford and West Torrens. At the federal level, Camden Park is in the Division of...

  • Cowandilla
    Cowandilla, South Australia
    Cowandilla is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens.It is located a few kilometres west of the CBD, and is adjacent to the Adelaide airport.-References:...

  • Fulham
    Fulham, South Australia
    Fulham is a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of West Torrens.-History:The area incorporating the current suburb of Ridleyton was purchased c. 1836 by a John White, who named it Fulham Farm after the suburb of Fulham in his native London.-Geography:Fulham sits...

  • Glandore
    Glandore, South Australia
    Glandore is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, partly in the City of Marion and partly in the City of West Torrens. The name is believed to come from Glandore in County Cork, Ireland, from whence came the family of John O'Dea, one of the original property owners of the area.Glandore lies...

  • Glenelg North
    Glenelg North, South Australia
    Glenelg North is a seaside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in both the City of Holdfast Bay and the City of West Torrens.-Demographics:...

  • Hilton
    Hilton, South Australia
    Hilton is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of West Torrens, for which it is the council seat.-History:The land now covering the suburb of Hilton was received by Matthew Davenport Hill in 1839...

  • Keswick
    Keswick, South Australia
    Keswick is an inner south-western suburb of Adelaide, adjacent to the park lands, and located in the City of West Torrens.-Keswick Barracks:Keswick is home to the Keswick Barracks, which is an Australian Army Barracks. It is home to the 9th Brigade , 10th/27th Bn. R. SA Rgt. , the 48th Field...

  • Keswick Terminal
  • Kurralta Park
    Kurralta Park, South Australia
    Kurralta Park is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens....

  • Lockleys
    Lockleys, South Australia
    Lockleys is a suburb of the city of Adelaide, South Australia.-History:The area was subdivided for housing after being an area renowned for its market gardens and greenhouses. The Hank family held substantial holdings...

  • Marleston
    Marleston, South Australia
    Marleston is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens....

  • Mile End
    Mile End, South Australia
    Mile End is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of West Torrens, around 2 kilometres from the Adelaide city centre. It has a census area population of 3,918 people...

  • Mile End South
    Mile End South, South Australia
    Mile End South is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens. The name, denoting an area south of Mile End, was in use as early as 1913, but was only formally adopted by the state's nomenclature committee in 1944....

  • Netley
    Netley, South Australia
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  • North Plympton
    North Plympton, South Australia
    North Plympton is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens., which dates from before 1860 and houses an important piano collection, is situated at 4 Lewis Crescent, North Plympton...

  • Novar Gardens
    Novar Gardens, South Australia
    Novar Gardens is an inner south-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens.Originally to be called Morphettville, the name was changed to honour the family estate of Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, Governor-General of Australia from 1914 to 1920, who visited...

  • Plympton
    Plympton, South Australia
    Plympton is a suburb of the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The name is believed to have been given by Henry Mooringe Boswarva to a private subdivision in the area, naming after his home town in Devon, England...

  • Richmond
    Richmond, South Australia
    Richmond is an inner urban suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of West Torrens.-History:Settlement of the area dates from the late 1830s with land used mainly for farming. Residential and industrial growth took place from the late 19th century into the early 20th century....

  • Thebarton
    Thebarton, South Australia
    Thebarton is a suburb of the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is bounded by the River Torrens to the north, Port Road and Bonython Park to the east, Kintore Street to the south, and South Road to the west....

  • Torrensville
    Torrensville, South Australia
    Torrensville is a middle-class suburb, two kilometres west of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It was named after Irish-born colonial premier Robert Torrens....

  • Underdale
    Underdale, South Australia
    Underdale is a suburb of South Australia's capital city Adelaide. It has a high school. The suburb is located near the River Torrens.-History:...

  • West Beach
    West Beach, South Australia
    West Beach is a seaside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in both the City of Charles Sturt and the City of West Torrens.-History:...

  • West Richmond
    West Richmond, South Australia
    West Richmond is a suburb of Adelaide, in the City of West Torrens....


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