Croydon Park is a north-western suburb

Suburb

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 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...

 7km from the CBD

Central business district

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, in the state of South Australia

South Australia

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, Australia

Australia

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 and is within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield

City of Port Adelaide Enfield

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established on 1 January 1997 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield, and is one of the larger metropolitan councils within South Australia....

. It is adjacent to Dudley Park

Dudley Park, South Australia

Dudley Park, is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, located approximately 3 kilometres north-west of the CBD. The suburb is bordered by Regency Road , Simpson Avenue , the Adelaide-Gawler railway line , and a line directly north-south from the Harrison Road-Simpson Avenue intersection to...

, Devon Park

Devon Park, South Australia

Devon Park is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the cities of Port Adelaide Enfield and Charles Sturt.-Geography:...

, Renown Park

Renown Park, South Australia

Renown Park is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-Geography:The suburb lies between Torrens Road and the Gawler Central railway line, which form its southwestern and eastern boundaries, respectively.-Demographics:The 2006 Census by the...

, Regency Park

Regency Park, South Australia

Regency Park is an inner-northern suburb of Adelaide, 8km from the City Centre, in the state of South Australia, Australia. It is located in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, and is adjacent to Wingfield, Angle Park, Ferryden Park, Kilburn, Prospect, Dudley Park and Croydon Park...

, Ferryden Park

Ferryden Park, South Australia

Ferryden Park is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 9km from the central business district, in the state of South Australia, Australia. Situated in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield local government area, it is adjacent to Kilkenny, Angle Park, Woodville Gardens, Croydon Park, and Regency Park...

 Kilkenny

Kilkenny, South Australia

Kilkenny is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-History:The area incorporating the current suburb of Kilkenny was subdivided in 1849 as the Township of Kilkenny..-Demographics:...

, and West Croydon

West Croydon, South Australia

West Croydon is a suburb in the north-west of Adelaide, South Australia.West Croydon has a population of 3881, ABS Census 2006, and is located 5 km west of the Central Business District of Adelaide. The population has changed greatly over the past 15 years as older residents move away and...

. The post code for Croydon Park is 5008. It is bounded to the south by Lamont Street and Torrens Road

Torrens Road, Adelaide

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, to the north by Regency Road

Regency Road, Adelaide

Regency Road is a main east-west road connecting the inner northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Located approximately north of the city centre, it spans from Arndale Shopping Centre, Kilkenny in the west to Broadview in the east....

 and in the east and west by Harrison Road and Goodall Avenue respectively. Croydon Park is predominantly a residential suburb, with a warehousing presence on the northern edges near Regency Road.

Facilities

The suburb is not served by a public primary school. Croydon Park Primary School was closed at the end of 1997 due to declining enrolments. The former site at Hudson Avenue was later developed into housing. The closest primary schools are Challa Gardens Primary School, to the west in Kilkenny, or Brompton Primary School in Brompton

Brompton, South Australia

Brompton is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-History:Brompton was established in June 1849 and quickly grew...

. However, St. Margaret Mary's, a Catholic primary school operates within the suburb. The local high school was Croydon High School (closed 2007), in adjacent West Croydon. The Douglas Mawson Institute of TAFE is located on the western end of the suburb. Polonia Reserve, the base of a State League football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 team is located on the eastern side of Croydon Park.

History

The Croydon Park area was originally a post war returned soldier housing estate. It subsequently attracted waves of European immigration. Over time, the children of these immigrants have largely vacated the area, leaving a relatively elderly population. This is reflected in the declining enrolment rates at nearby schools, with Croydon Park Primary School and Croydon Primary School in the nearby suburb of Croydon

Croydon, South Australia

Croydon is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-History:The land on which the suburb now stands was purchased in 1853 by Alfred Watts and Philip Levi. They laid out the Village of Croydon in 1855, comprising Croydon Farm of and lots of...

, both being closed at the end of 1997.

Transport

The 300, 230, 231 and 232 routes serve Regency Road. The 230 and 232 also serve Pym Street and Days and Harrison Roads, while the 231 also serves South Road

South Road, Adelaide

South Road is a major north–south conduit in Adelaide, South Australia. Also known as Main South Road, it is Adelaide's most important arterial road.- Route :...

. The 250, 251, 252, 253 and 254 serve Torrens Road. All of the bus routes except 300 travel between the city and Centro Arndale.