Beulah Park, South Australia

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Beulah Park
Adelaide,  South Australia
Population2,930 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density4,900/km2 (12,600/sq mi)
Established1941
Postcode(s) 5067
Area0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Location5 km (3 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s) City of Burnside
State electorate(s) Dunstan
Federal division(s) Sturt
Suburbs around Beulah Park:
Maylands Trinity Gardens St Morris
Norwood Beulah Park Kensington Park
Norwood Kensington Kensington Park

Beulah Park is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Burnside.

The suburb was established in 1941 when the name Beulah Park was transferred to a collection of land allotments. [2]

Clayton Wesley Uniting Church, on the north-east corner of Portrush Road and The Parade, with its tall spire, is visible from Norwood down most of the length of The Parade from the west. This building was opened in May 1883, although an earlier building (still behind the present church, now the Lecture Hall) was built in 1856. [3]

Beulah Park Post Office opened around 1949 and closed in 1975. [4]

The Norwood Swim School is actually in Beulah Park, on the northern side of the Parade. [5]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Beulah Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 March 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "City of Burnside Historic Self-Guided Walk Beulah Park" (PDF). Burnside Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. "History". Clayton Wesley Uniting Church. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  5. "Norwood Swim School". Home. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

Further reading

Coordinates: 34°55′08″S138°38′35″E / 34.919°S 138.643°E / -34.919; 138.643