Modbury Heights, South Australia

Modbury Heights
Adelaide, South Australia
Modbury Heights; Adelaide, South Australia
Population	6,995 (SAL 2021)
Established	1857
Postcode(s)	5092
Location	16 km (10 mi) NE of Adelaide
LGA(s)	City of Tea Tree Gully
State electorate(s)	Wright
Federal division(s)	Makin
	Suburbs around Modbury Heights:

Last updated January 16, 2023

Modbury Heights is a medium-sized suburb in the City of Tea Tree Gully, Adelaide. The suburb is located in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges around 16 kilometres north east of the Central business district. Much of the suburb is residential but there is a small shopping area along Ladywood Road.

The suburb is bounded by Grenfell Road to the north, Milne Road to the south, Mcintyre Road to the west, Golden Grove Road to the east and is literally cut in half by Ladywood Road. Modbury Heights is also bounded to the north and north west by the suburb of Wynn Vale, to the north east by Surrey Downs, to the east by Fairview Park, to the south by Modbury North, to the west by Para Hills and to the south east by Redwood Park.

History

The area was first settled by Europeans in 1857^{[ citation needed ]}, however major development did not begin until the 1970s, beginning as a northerly residential extension to central Modbury. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

According to the 2006 Census, the population of the Modbury Heights census area was 5,601 people. Approximately 50.7% of the population were female, 74.7% are Australian born, over 90.5% of residents are Australian citizens and only 0.6% were native born indigenous people. 20.1% of the population identify themselves as Catholic, while a slightly higher 28% identify with no religion at all.^[2]

School

The Heights School is located on Brunel Drive, Modbury Heights and has the Ignite Program.^{[ citation needed ]}

Transport

Modbury Heights is connected to the major Adelaide thoroughfare North East Road via Mcintyre and Ladywood Roads. Adelaide's city centre can typically be reached by car in 25–30 minutes.

High frequency bus services as well as connections to the O-Bahn Busway mean 10% of Modbury Heights residents travel to work by bus. The main bus route for Modbury Heights is the M44 bus, provided by the multi-service Adelaide Metro. This bus travels from Marion and the city, via the O-Bahn Busway and Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Golden Grove. The route through Modbury Heights is on Ladywood Road. Other bus services include the 545, 203 and 209.

Aerial image of Modbury Heights, looking northwest. Milne Road is the east-west road that is sloping downwards in the foreground, and the north-south road that is visible and veers to the right of the image is Golden Grove Road, along the treeline. The suburb is to the northwest of these roads and is bounded by the curve at the top of the image. The green oval in the middle of the image, slightly above centre, is The Heights School.

Politics

2007 Federal Election^[3]
	Labor	51.45%
	Liberal	39.26%
	Greens	3.97%
	Family First	3.11%
	Democrats	1.41%
	One Nation	0.55%

2006 State Election^[4]
	Labor	54.6%
	Liberal	31.4%
	Family First	6.2%
	Greens	4.9%
	Democrats	4.2%

Modbury Heights is part of the state electoral district of Florey, which has been held since 1997 by Labor MP Frances Bedford. In federal politics, the suburb is part of the division of Makin, and has been represented by new Labor MP Tony Zappia since 2007. The results shown are from the largest polling station in Modbury Heights – which is located at The Heights School, on Brunel Drive.

Until the 2007 Federal Election, Makin was one of the most marginal seats in the country. But with the retirement of Liberal MP Trish Draper, and a general swing toward Labor of around 7%, the seat fell and although still marginal, is no longer under threat. Florey has been a safe Labor seat since the 2002 State Election.

Related Research Articles

The City of Tea Tree Gully is a local council in the Australian state of South Australia, in the outer north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. The major business district in the city is at Modbury, where Westfield Tea Tree Plaza, the Civic Centre and the library are located.

The O-Bahn Busway is a guided busway that is part of the bus rapid transit system servicing the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The O-Bahn system was conceived by Daimler-Benz to enable buses to avoid traffic congestion by sharing tram tunnels in the German city of Essen.

Tea Tree Plaza Interchange is a bus interchange operated by Adelaide Metro in Modbury, South Australia as part of the O-Bahn Busway. It is a central public transport hub for the north eastern suburbs of Adelaide.

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Para Hills is a residential suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. There is a light aircraft airport close to its boundary, and numerous sporting facilities, abundant parks and schools and two medium-sized shopping centres. Most of the suburb is in the City of Salisbury while some is in the City of Tea Tree Gully.

Gulfview Heights is a small suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Salisbury and City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Wynn Vale, Salisbury East and Para Hills.

Wynn Vale is an outer north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is located within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Golden Grove, Modbury Heights, Surrey Downs, Salisbury East and Para Hills. It is located approximately 20 km north-east of the city of Adelaide.

Greenwith is an outer-north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Golden Grove and Salisbury Heights. Greenwith is the northernmost part of the Golden Grove urban land development.

Surrey Downs is a northeastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area, and is adjacent to Wynn Vale, Golden Grove, Fairview Park and Redwood Park.

Florey is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It is named after scientist Howard Florey, who was responsible for the development of penicillin. It is a 21.25 km² (8.20 sq mi) suburban electorate in Adelaide's north-east, taking in the suburbs of Ingle Farm, Modbury North, Para Vista, Pooraka, Valley View, and Walkley Heights, as well as parts of Modbury and Northfield.

Holden Hill is a suburb in the inner north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It is around 10 km from the Adelaide CBD.

Newland is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. It is named after pioneer Simpson Newland, a prominent figure in nineteenth-century South Australia. It is a 69.3 km² suburban electorate in north-eastern Adelaide, taking in the suburbs of Banksia Park, Fairview Park, Yatala Vale, Hope Valley, Ridgehaven, St Agnes, Tea Tree Gully, and Modbury, as well as part of Modbury North.

Ingle Farm is an established, residential suburb, with some parklands, of about 8,500 people in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It is located at the base of the Mount Lofty Ranges foothills, around 12 kilometres north-east of Adelaide's central business district. It covers an area of 4.47 km² with a population density of 19.41 people per hectare in 2001.

Vista is a small north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Houghton, Tea Tree Gully, St Agnes and Hope Valley.

Modbury is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully. Modbury is located at the end of the Adelaide O-Bahn and is home to the Tea Tree Plaza shopping complex and a Hospital.

Westfield Tea Tree Plaza is a large shopping centre located in Modbury serving as a shopping hub for Adelaide's growing north eastern suburbs, it’s linked to the city by Adelaide's unique O-Bahn Busway, which terminates at the Tea Tree Plaza Interchange. There is a smaller shopping centre building called Tea Tree Plus slightly to the north of the main centre. Major tenants include Myer, Harris Scarfe, Target, Kmart, Big W, Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Hoyts. With 245 stores, Tea Tree Plaza is the second largest shopping centre in Adelaide, only Westfield Marion is larger.

Modbury North is a suburb 14 km northeast of Adelaide, capital city of South Australia.

Fairview Park is a north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia within the City of Tea Tree Gully. It is at the base of the Adelaide Hills.

Golden Grove is an outer north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Wynn Vale, Surrey Downs, Greenwith, Yatala Vale, Fairview Park, and Salisbury East.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Modbury Heights (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
↑ City of Tea Tree Gully Community Profile. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
↑ Modbury Heights Polling Booth, Division of Makin, House of Representatives Division First Preferences, 2007 Federal Election. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
↑ SA 2006 election results and outcomes (PDF), Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine (a) P.14 (d) P.13, State Electoral Office, South Australia, 2006. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Modbury Heights (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] City of Tea Tree Gully Community Profile. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.

[3] Modbury Heights Polling Booth, Division of Makin, House of Representatives Division First Preferences, 2007 Federal Election. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.

[4] SA 2006 election results and outcomes (PDF), Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine (a) P.14 (d) P.13, State Electoral Office, South Australia, 2006. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.

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