Bedford Park, South Australia

Bedford Park
Adelaide, South Australia
Bedford Park; Adelaide, South Australia
	Southern Expressway entrance at Bedford Park, before it was made into a two way road
	Bedford Park
Coordinates	35°01′16″S138°34′05″E / 35.021°S 138.568°E Coordinates: 35°01′16″S138°34′05″E / 35.021°S 138.568°E
Population	1,836 (2016 census); 1,837 (2011 census);
Postcode(s)	5042
Location	10 km (6 mi) from City-centre
LGA(s)	City of Mitcham ; City of Marion ;
State electorate(s)	Davenport
Federal division(s)	Boothby
	Suburbs around Bedford Park:

Last updated March 11, 2022

Bedford Park is a southern suburb of Adelaide in South Australia.

The Hancock family established a homestead and farm at the foot of the Adelaide Hills in the mid 19th century. A family name from an earlier generation lent its name to the property of Bedford which was later changed to Bedford Park. In 1917, 400 acres (1.6 km²) of the property was purchased by the South Australian Government and a tuberculosis sanatorium was built. Initially housing World War I soldiers the sanatorium was expanded until, by 1924, it had 74 beds and was a self-supporting farm with pigs, chickens, orchards and grain production.^[3] The sanatorium was demolished and Flinders University built in its place in the 1960s.

Burbank Post Office opened on 26 September 1961 and was renamed Bedford Park in 1966, before closing in 1980.^[4]

Bedford Park is the home of Flinders University and the Flinders Medical Centre. The greater part of the suburb lies within the City of Mitcham, but the north west corner lies within the City of Marion where the Warriparinga wetlands and Living Kaurna Cultural Centre are located beside the Sturt River.

The suburb is in the state electorate of Davenport. It is in the federal Division of Boothby.

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,836 people in Bedford Park. 46.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 6.7% and Indonesia 5.5%. 50.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 10.6% and Indonesian 5.6%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 38.1%, Catholic 15.1% and Islam 8.6%.^[1]

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bedford Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bedford Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
↑ Gunton, Eric (November 1986). Tracing Our Towns, Stories of Same Named Places in South Australia and the United Kingdom. South Australia: Self Published. p. 9. ISBN 0-9592094-2-5.
↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

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[Census-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bedford Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bedford Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[3] Gunton, Eric (November 1986). Tracing Our Towns, Stories of Same Named Places in South Australia and the United Kingdom. South Australia: Self Published. p. 9. ISBN 0-9592094-2-5.

[Post_Office-4] Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

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