Cherry Gardens, South Australia

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Cherry Gardens
South Australia
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Cherry Gardens
Coordinates Coordinates: 35°03′50″S138°40′01″E / 35.064°S 138.667°E / -35.064; 138.667
Population633 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5157
LGA(s) City of Onkaparinga
Region Southern Adelaide [2]
County Adelaide [3]
State electorate(s) Davenport
Federal division(s) Mayo
Localities around Cherry Gardens:
Coromandel East Coromandel East Ironbank
Aberfoyle Park Cherry Gardens Scott Creek
Happy Valley Clarendon Dorset Vale

Cherry Gardens is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga.

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History

Cherry Gardens' early settlers included John and Benjamin Chambers, who were granted land in the area some time before 1844. The area was named for the native cherry ( Exocarpos cupressiformis ) which grew there in profusion. [4]

Cherry Gardens Post Office first opened on 10 July 1850 and finally closed in 1976. [5]

Services

The Cherry Gardens brigade of the South Australian Country Fire Service provides service for water bomber aircraft at the Cherry Gardens Airstrip. [6]

In January 2021, a fire started in the Cherry Gardens area and destroyed two houses. [7]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cherry Gardens (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. "Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected – "Counties" and "Local Government Areas"". Property Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. Kerr, Margaret Goyder Colonial Dynasty Rigby Limited, Adelaide 1980 ISBN   0-7270-1097-2
  5. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  6. "The Cherry Gardens CFS Air Support". Cherry Chatter. March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. Boisvert, Eugene; Dayman, Isabel (26 January 2021). "Rain falls across Adelaide and Cherry Gardens fireground as damping down continues" . Retrieved 27 January 2021.