North Adelaide
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North Adelaide is a predominantly residential precinct
of the City of Adelaide
in South Australia
, situated north of the River Torrens
and within the Adelaide Park Lands
.
of the colony of South Australia
completed the survey for the capital city of Adelaide
by 10 March 1837. The survey included 1042 acres (4.2 km²), including 342 acres (1.4 km²) north of the River Torrens
. This surveyed land north of the river became North Adelaide.
North Adelaide consists of three grids of varying dimension to suit the geography. North Adelaide is surrounded by parklands, with public gardens between the grids. The North Adelaide Parklands (the Adelaide Parklands north of the River Torrens
) contain gardens, many sports fields (including the Adelaide Oval
), a golf course, horse agistment paddocks and some areas sympathetic with the native environment.
The largest grid is on a hill, and is sometimes referred to as Upper North Adelaide. It has Wellington Square
at its centre, and O'Connell Street (named after Daniel O'Connell
) as its main commercial street. O'Connell Street is the continuation of King William Road, and links the main street of Adelaide City with Main North Road
. A tram
used to run up O'Connell Street; the government is investigating extending the Glenelg tram along King William Road to terminate at Brougham Place. O'Connell Street has many cafes, restaurants, burger bars, shops and six pubs. Lincoln College
and Aquinas College
are also situated in this grid. Tynte Street is another commercial street in the largest grid running between Wellington Square and the east parklands. It contains the North Adelaide Primary School, a public library, a civic hall, a post office and a pub. Also on Tynte Street are the studios of Adelaide's NWS-9
, the local Nine Network
affiliate.
The smallest grid contains the Women's and Children's Hospital
, the Memorial Hospital, St Peter's Cathedral
, St. Mark's College
, the Cathedral hotel (popular with cricket fans due its proximity to the Adelaide Oval), and the Queen's Head hotel (the oldest Adelaide pub, renovated in 2003).
The remaining grid is termed Lower North Adelaide. It is nearest the Torrens floodplain. It contains Brougham Place Uniting Church
, St. Ann's College, and four pubs. Melbourne Street, with cafes, restaurants, galleries, shops and two pubs, is its commercial street.
North Adelaide's O'Connell Street is also very popular for its many well known restaurants such as Fellini, cafe Paesano, Scuzzi, Linebait Fish cafe, Palazzo, 24 hour bakery and many more.
, "To be, rather than to seem" and the school colours are red and blue.
Many residential colleges affiliated with the University of Adelaide
are in North Adelaide, including Aquinas College, Lincoln College
, St. Ann's College
, St. Mark's College
, Kathleen Lumley College
(Postgraduate) and Australian Lutheran College
, the Lutheran
tertiary institution and seminary
. Queen's College North Adelaide was the longest lasting proprietary boys' college in Australia, closing in 1946.
North Adelaide railway station is located on the Gawler Line of the Adelaide rail network
. The railway station is however on the western edge of North Adelaide with infrequent services and is little used.
There are several Adelaide Metro
bus routes that that service the area on their way through to other suburbs. Buses run along several routes:
There is provision for bicycles along LeFevre Terrace/Frome Road and Montefiore Road/Jeffcott Street/Wellington Square and many of the streets have little traffic and are bicycle friendly.
Census of Population and Housing, the population of the North Adelaide (people usually resident, excluding visitors) was 6,432 people, an increase of 179 from the 2001 census figure of 6,253 people. North Adelaide has a much lower proportion of its population below 14 years (3.6% 0-4 years, 4.3% 5-14 years) compared to Adelaide as a whole (5.6% 0-4 years, 12.2% 5-14 years). Conversely, the proportion of the population aged 15-24 years is 25.5%, much greater than Adelaide as a whole at 14.0%. There are 0.4% indigenous persons compared to Adelaide average of 1.1%.
The strongest religious affiliations in the area (based on the 2006 census figures) were (in descending order): No Religion, Catholic, Anglican, Uniting
, and Lutheran
.
The median household income of $1151 was more than the Adelaide average of $924. A majority of workers are employed in professional or white collar
fields.
There were 3,302 private dwellings with the most common form being row or terrace house (44.8%), and units (30.4%). By comparison the Adelaide average were 12.3% and 11.1% respectively. The average household size in North Adelaide is 1.9, less than the Adelaide average of 2.4.
North Adelaide is part of the state electoral district of Adelaide
, which has been held since 2010 by Liberal MP Rachel Sanderson
. In federal politics, the suburb is part of the division of Adelaide
, and has been represented by Labor MP Kate Ellis
since 2004. North Adelaide usually has two polling booths for federal and state elections, North Adelaide (East) at the North Adelaide Primary School and Lower North Adelaide at St Cyprian's Church. The first preference votes for these two booths for the 2010 state and federal elections are shown in tables.
In local government
, North Adelaide forms the North ward within the City of Adelaide, and the current Lord Mayor for Adelaide is Stephen Yarwood. North Adelaide is currently represented by councillors Susan Clearihan and Sandy Wilkinson.
Precinct
A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it. The term has several different uses...
of the City of Adelaide
City of Adelaide
The City of Adelaide is a local government area in the metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia. It covers the original Adelaide city centre settlement, , North Adelaide, and the Adelaide Park Lands which surround North Adelaide and the city centre.Established in 1840, the organisation now...
in 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...
, situated north of the River Torrens
River Torrens
The River Torrens is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains and was one of the reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Pleasant, across the Adelaide Plains, past the city centre and empties...
and within the Adelaide Park Lands
Adelaide Park Lands
The Adelaide Park Lands are the parks that surround the centre of the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. They measure approximately 7.6 square kilometres in a green belt encircling the city centre....
.
History
Surveyor-General Colonel William LightWilliam Light
Colonel William Light was a British military officer and the first Surveyor-General of the Colony of South Australia...
of the colony of 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...
completed the survey for the capital city 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...
by 10 March 1837. The survey included 1042 acres (4.2 km²), including 342 acres (1.4 km²) north of the River Torrens
River Torrens
The River Torrens is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains and was one of the reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Pleasant, across the Adelaide Plains, past the city centre and empties...
. This surveyed land north of the river became North Adelaide.
Design
River Torrens
The River Torrens is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains and was one of the reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Pleasant, across the Adelaide Plains, past the city centre and empties...
) contain gardens, many sports fields (including the Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
), a golf course, horse agistment paddocks and some areas sympathetic with the native environment.
The largest grid is on a hill, and is sometimes referred to as Upper North Adelaide. It has Wellington Square
Wellington Square, North Adelaide
Wellington Square is a public square in the Adelaide suburb of North Adelaide, South Australia. It is roughly at the centre of the larger of the three grids which comprise North Adelaide....
at its centre, and O'Connell Street (named after Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...
) as its main commercial street. O'Connell Street is the continuation of King William Road, and links the main street of Adelaide City with Main North Road
Main North Road
Main North Road is the major north-south arterial route north of the city of Adelaide, South Australia.From the Adelaide city centre, it passes through the Adelaide Parklands and the suburbs of Thorngate, Medindie, Medindie Gardens, Nailsworth, Prospect, Sefton Park, Blair Athol and Enfield before...
. A tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
used to run up O'Connell Street; the government is investigating extending the Glenelg tram along King William Road to terminate at Brougham Place. O'Connell Street has many cafes, restaurants, burger bars, shops and six pubs. Lincoln College
Lincoln College (University of Adelaide)
Lincoln College is a Uniting Church in Australia residential college affiliated with the University of Adelaide. It was established by the Methodist Church of Australasia in 1952 and is named after Lincoln College, Oxford at which John Wesley was a fellow. Lincoln College started as a men's college...
and Aquinas College
Aquinas College, Adelaide
Aquinas College is a Catholic Residential College for tertiary students to live at whilst studying at one of South Australia's three major tertiary institutions, the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, and the University of South Australia....
are also situated in this grid. Tynte Street is another commercial street in the largest grid running between Wellington Square and the east parklands. It contains the North Adelaide Primary School, a public library, a civic hall, a post office and a pub. Also on Tynte Street are the studios of Adelaide's NWS-9
NWS-9
NWS is an Australian television station owned by the WIN Corporation which is based in Adelaide, Australia. The station's name, NWS is an acronym of The NeWs South Australia.-Origins:...
, the local Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
affiliate.
The smallest grid contains the Women's and Children's Hospital
Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide
The Women's and Children's Hospital is located on King William Road in North Adelaide, Australia.It is one of the major hospitals in Adelaide and is a teaching hospital of the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and Flinders University....
, the Memorial Hospital, St Peter's Cathedral
St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide
St Peter's Cathedral is an Anglican Cathedral in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is the seat of the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide...
, St. Mark's College
St. Mark's College (University of Adelaide)
St Mark's College is a co-residential college in North Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1925, it is affiliated with the Anglican Church of Australia, yet accepts individuals from all faiths...
, the Cathedral hotel (popular with cricket fans due its proximity to the Adelaide Oval), and the Queen's Head hotel (the oldest Adelaide pub, renovated in 2003).
The remaining grid is termed Lower North Adelaide. It is nearest the Torrens floodplain. It contains Brougham Place Uniting Church
Brougham Place Uniting Church
Brougham Place Uniting Church is a church on Brougham Place, North Adelaide, South Australia. It was formerly the North Adelaide Congregational Church....
, St. Ann's College, and four pubs. Melbourne Street, with cafes, restaurants, galleries, shops and two pubs, is its commercial street.
Hotels
Many of the North Adelaide pubs and hotels are heritage-listed. There are fourteen in total: eight in Upper North Adelaide, four in Lower North Adelaide, and two in the Cathedral grid. Six of the Upper North Adelaide pubs are on O'Connell Street: the Caledonian, the Royal Oak, The Banque, the Cambridge, the Oxford and The Archer. The Daniel O'Connell (formerly the North Adelaide Hotel) is on Tynte Street, and the Wellington Hotel (which also serves as the local TAB) is located at the eastern side of Wellington Square. The Dover Castle is heritage listed but is no longer a hotel, having been turned into apartments. Lower North Adelaide contains the Kentish Arms, The Lion hotel (formerly a brewery), the Lord Melbourne, and the British (Adelaide's second oldest public house) .North Adelaide's O'Connell Street is also very popular for its many well known restaurants such as Fellini, cafe Paesano, Scuzzi, Linebait Fish cafe, Palazzo, 24 hour bakery and many more.
Education
The North Adelaide Primary School on Tynte Street was established in 1877 and is one of the oldest schools in South Australia. At 2007 its enrolment from reception to year seven was 250. The school's motto recorded on its World War One honour board is Esse quam videriEsse quam videri
Esse quam videri is a Latin phrase meaning "To be, rather than to seem ". It has been used as motto by a number of different groups.-History:...
, "To be, rather than to seem" and the school colours are red and blue.
Many residential colleges affiliated with the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
are in North Adelaide, including Aquinas College, Lincoln College
Lincoln College (University of Adelaide)
Lincoln College is a Uniting Church in Australia residential college affiliated with the University of Adelaide. It was established by the Methodist Church of Australasia in 1952 and is named after Lincoln College, Oxford at which John Wesley was a fellow. Lincoln College started as a men's college...
, St. Ann's College
St. Ann's College (University of Adelaide)
St Ann's College is a co-residential college in North Adelaide, South Australia. In its early decades, the college had only female boarders. Today it houses 185 tertiary students, both sexes, in single rooms; rooms in the new buildings have airconditioning and ensuites. Residents at St Ann's...
, St. Mark's College
St. Mark's College (University of Adelaide)
St Mark's College is a co-residential college in North Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1925, it is affiliated with the Anglican Church of Australia, yet accepts individuals from all faiths...
, Kathleen Lumley College
Kathleen Lumley College
Kathleen Lumley College is a co-residential college located in Lower North Adelaide, South Australia, and affiliated with the University of Adelaide. It provides accommodation for postgraduate students, as well as visiting academics and visitors to the State's cultural and research institutions....
(Postgraduate) and Australian Lutheran College
Australian Lutheran College
Australian Lutheran College is a higher education institution serving the Lutheran Church of Australia. It is located in North Adelaide, South Australia on the corner of Ward and Jeffcott streets...
, the Lutheran
Lutheran Church of Australia
The Lutheran Church of Australia is the major Lutheran denomination in Australia, it also has a presence in New Zealand. It has 320 parishes, 540 congregations, 70,000 baptized members in Australia, 1,130 baptized members in New Zealand, 52,463 communicant members and 450 active pastors. Its...
tertiary institution and seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
. Queen's College North Adelaide was the longest lasting proprietary boys' college in Australia, closing in 1946.
Transport
North Adelaide is well served by road, although in peak hour some roads, particularly O'Connell Street and Melbourne Street, are quite congested.North Adelaide railway station is located on the Gawler Line of the Adelaide rail network
Railways in Adelaide
The rail network in Adelaide, South Australia, consists of five lines and 81 stations, totalling 125.9 km. It is operated by Adelaide Metro, and is part of the city-wide Adelaide Metro]public transport system. Apart from the Glenelg Tram, Adelaide's railway system is serviced entirely by...
. The railway station is however on the western edge of North Adelaide with infrequent services and is little used.
There are several Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of the South Australian capital of Adelaide and the brand name of the Public Transport Division of the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. It is an intermodal system with services provided by bus, tram or commuter rail throughout the...
bus routes that that service the area on their way through to other suburbs. Buses run along several routes:
- King William Road, Ward Street, Hill Street, Mills Terrace then a bus only link to Barton Road
- King William Road, Pennington Terrace, Jeffcott Street and Jeffcott Road
- King William Road, O'Connell Street and Prospect Road
- King William Road, O'Connell Street and Main North Road
- King William Road, Sir Edwin Smith Avenue and Melbourne Street
- Frome Road and Melbourne Street
- Montifiore Road and Jeffcott Street (since October 2006)
There is provision for bicycles along LeFevre Terrace/Frome Road and Montefiore Road/Jeffcott Street/Wellington Square and many of the streets have little traffic and are bicycle friendly.
Residents
In the 2006 Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
Census of Population and Housing, the population of the North Adelaide (people usually resident, excluding visitors) was 6,432 people, an increase of 179 from the 2001 census figure of 6,253 people. North Adelaide has a much lower proportion of its population below 14 years (3.6% 0-4 years, 4.3% 5-14 years) compared to Adelaide as a whole (5.6% 0-4 years, 12.2% 5-14 years). Conversely, the proportion of the population aged 15-24 years is 25.5%, much greater than Adelaide as a whole at 14.0%. There are 0.4% indigenous persons compared to Adelaide average of 1.1%.
The strongest religious affiliations in the area (based on the 2006 census figures) were (in descending order): No Religion, Catholic, Anglican, Uniting
Uniting Church in Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....
, and Lutheran
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
.
The median household income of $1151 was more than the Adelaide average of $924. A majority of workers are employed in professional or white collar
White-collar worker
The term white-collar worker refers to a person who performs professional, managerial, or administrative work, in contrast with a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor...
fields.
There were 3,302 private dwellings with the most common form being row or terrace house (44.8%), and units (30.4%). By comparison the Adelaide average were 12.3% and 11.1% respectively. The average household size in North Adelaide is 1.9, less than the Adelaide average of 2.4.
Politics
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North Adelaide is part of the state electoral district of Adelaide
Electoral district of Adelaide
Adelaide is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly which includes Adelaide's central business district and suburbs in the inner north and inner north east...
, which has been held since 2010 by Liberal MP Rachel Sanderson
Rachel Sanderson
Rachel Sanderson is an Australian politician representing the seat of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Liberal Party since the 2010 election.-Early life:...
. In federal politics, the suburb is part of the division of Adelaide
Division of Adelaide
The Division of Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the city of Adelaide, South Australia's capital. The seat has always been based in the inner suburbs of Adelaide...
, and has been represented by Labor MP Kate Ellis
Kate Ellis
Katherine Margaret "Kate" Ellis, MP is an Australian politician, representing the federal division of Adelaide since 2004 and is currently the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare and the Minister for the Status of Women in the Gillard Government.-Early life and career:Ellis was...
since 2004. North Adelaide usually has two polling booths for federal and state elections, North Adelaide (East) at the North Adelaide Primary School and Lower North Adelaide at St Cyprian's Church. The first preference votes for these two booths for the 2010 state and federal elections are shown in tables.
In local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
, North Adelaide forms the North ward within the City of Adelaide, and the current Lord Mayor for Adelaide is Stephen Yarwood. North Adelaide is currently represented by councillors Susan Clearihan and Sandy Wilkinson.