Athol Park, South Australia

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Athol Park
Adelaide,  South Australia
Grand Junction Road Adelaide SA.jpg
Aerial shot of Athol Park and Mansfield Park with Hanson Road and Grand Junction Road in view
Athol Park, South Australia
Population2,023 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5012 [2]
Area0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Location9.2 km (6 mi) NW of Adelaide city centre [2]
LGA(s) City of Charles Sturt [3]
State electorate(s) Croydon
Federal division(s) Hindmarsh
Suburbs around Athol Park:
Ottoway Ottoway Wingfield
Pennington Athol Park Mansfield Park
Woodville North Woodville North Woodville Gardens
Redeveloped entrance to Athol Park, which replaced Housing Trust homes. Athol Park entrance.JPG
Redeveloped entrance to Athol Park, which replaced Housing Trust homes.

Athol Park is a north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, it is located in the City of Charles Sturt. The suburb is named after Atholl, a district of Perth, Scotland. [4]

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Geography

The suburb lies at the western end of Grand Junction Road, which also forms its northern boundary. It is bordered to the east by Hanson Road, to the west by Glenroy Street, to the east by Hanson Rd, with Hamilton Road forming the bulk of its southern boundary. [5]

The southern portion of Athol Park is residential with a light industrial area in the north.

The suburb is home to a large number of Housing Trust homes. In the 1990s, plans were made for the Westwood Urban Renewal project, of which Ferryden Park, Angle Park, Woodville Gardens, and Mansfield Park were also a part. This involved replacing the Housing Trust homes with either private housing or a new townhouse-style housing trust homes.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

The 2021 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 2,023 persons in Athol Park on census night. Of these, 1,013 were male and 1,002 were female. [6]

The most common countries of birth were Australia (44.4%), Vietnam (18.7%), India (5.6%) and the Philippines (4.4%). [6]

The most common languages used at home were English only (33%), Vietnamese (26.1%), Punjabi (2.5%), Serbian (2.5%) and Tagalog (2.4%). Other languages used at home by 30 or more residents were Malayalam, Mandarin, Cantonese and Filipino. [6]

54 people (2.7%) identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. [6]

The age distribution of Athol Park residents is younger than that of the Australian population as a whole. At the 2021 Census, 33.1% of Athol Park residents were aged 24 years or younger (Australia: 30.2%), and 11.8% were aged 65 years or older (Australia: 17.2%). [6] [7]

Politics

Local government

Athol Park is part of Woodville Ward in the local government area of the City of Charles Sturt. Athol Park is represented on Council by Senthil Chidambaranathan. [8]

State and federal

Athol Park lies in the state electoral district of Cheltenham [9] and the federal electoral division of Hindmarsh. [10] The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by Joe Szakacs [11] and federally by Mark Butler. [12]

Facilities and attractions

Redevelopements of land and housing in Athol Park Redevelopment of Athol Park.JPG
Redevelopements of land and housing in Athol Park

Parks

Fawk Reserve, which contains the Athol Park Community Garden, is located on Hanson Road.

There is also green space between Ely and Gateshead streets. [13]

Transportation

Roads

Athol Park is serviced by Hanson Road, and Grand Junction Road, which forms its eastern boundary. [5]

Public transport

Buses

Athol Park is serviced by bus routes 252, 253, 254, N254 and 361 by the Adelaide Metro. [14]

Trains

The Finsbury railway line used to run parallel to Glenroy Street, mainly to facilitate the industrial activity in the area. This was removed in 1979 due to industrial decline.[ citation needed ]

See also

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  2. 1 2 "Athol Park, South Australia (Adelaide)". Postcodes-Australia. Postcodes-Australia.com. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "City of Charles Sturt Wards and Council Members" (PDF). City of Charles Sturt. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Your A-Z guide of the history behind Adelaide's suburbs". News Corp Australia. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. 1 2 "ATHOL PARK Street Map, SA". athol-park-sa.street-map.net.au. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "2021 Athol Park, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "2021 Australia, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Senthil Chidambaranathan". City of Charles Sturt. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Electoral districts - Electoral Commission SA". www.ecsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Maps and data of South Australian electoral divisions". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Cheltenham - Electoral Commission SA". www.ecsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Hon Mark Butler MP". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  13. ↑ Adelaide and surrounds street directory (47th ed.). UBD. 2009. ISBN   978-0-7319-2336-6.
  14. ↑ Metro, Adelaide (29 January 2024). "Network maps". Adelaide Metro. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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