Dernancourt, South Australia

Dernancourt
Suburb
Dernancourt Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide
Coordinates: 34°51′40″S138°40′59″E / 34.86111°S 138.68306°E / -34.86111; 138.68306
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
City	Adelaide
LGAs	City of Port Adelaide Enfield City of Tea Tree Gully
Government
•  State electorate	South Australia
•  Federal division	Australia
Population
• Total	4,063 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	5075

Dernancourt is a north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, located in both Tea Tree Gully and Port Adelaide Enfield council areas. It is approximately 10 kilometres from the Adelaide CBD.

Education

Education is provided by Dernancourt Primary School and Dernancourt Junior Primary School, located on Parsons Road. ^[2]

Eponym

"Dernancourt" is named after the Battle of Dernancourt which took place on 28 March 1918 during World War I. According to historical records, South Australian soldiers, including many from the Tea Tree Gully area played a crucial part in the defence of Allied positions, with approximately 1230 Australians losing their lives in the battle. According to the City of Tea Tree Gully, the suburb was created by Richard Arthur Hobby on land owned by him. who named the suburb in recognition of the Battle of Dernancourt and our soldiers’ ultimate sacrifice.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dernancourt (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. The Dernancourt Junior Primary School was incorporated into the Dernancourt Primary School circa 2012 and is now formally now as Dernancourt Primary School. "Contact Information" Archived 18 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Dernancourt Schools, Retrieved 1 October 2009.

34°51′40″S138°40′59″E / 34.861°S 138.683°E / -34.861; 138.683