| Ovingham Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Churchill Road, Ovingham, 2006 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°53′53″S138°35′10″E / 34.898°S 138.586°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 766 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1875 [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5082 [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) N of Adelaide city centre [3] | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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Ovingham is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the cities of Charles Sturt and Prospect.
The suburb is located between Park Terrace and the Gawler railway line. It is bisected by Torrens Road. [5]
Ovingham was established in 1875 by William Whinham. [2] The portion of Ovingham in the City of Charles Sturt (the triangle bounded by the railway line, Torrens Road and Park Terrace) was previously considered to be part of Bowden, known as Bowden-on-the-Hill. [6] [7] A proposal to rename it to Hillside in 1929 was favorably received locally, [8] but rejected by the government. [9]
Ovingham Post Office opened on 1 November 1879 but was renamed Bowden in 1970. [10]
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The 2016 census counted 683 people in Ovingham. Slightly over half of them were male (50.1%) and two thirds were born in Australia. [11]
Part of Ovingham lies in Hindmarsh Ward in the City of Charles Sturt local government area, being represented in that council by Paul Alexandrides and Craig Auricht. [4] The remainder of the suburb lies in the City of Prospect.
Ovingham lies in the state electoral district of Adelaide [12] and the federal electoral division of Adelaide. [13]
The Bombay Bicycle Club, a themed hotel, is located on Torrens Road. The Ovingham Football Club, the local team, is located on Churchill Road.
Ovingham is serviced by Torrens Road, connecting the suburb to Adelaide city centre, and Park Terrace, which forms its south-eastern boundary. Churchill Road heads north out of the suburb. [5]
Ovingham is serviced by public transport run by the Adelaide Metro. [14]
The Gawler railway line passes beside the suburb. The closest station is Ovingham. [14] Over the last few months, the government has been building an overpass over the railway line; the overpass removes the need for the level crossing which has been there for decades. [15]
The suburb is serviced by buses run by the Adelaide Metro. [14]
The Gawler railway line, also known as the Gawler Central railway line, is a suburban commuter railway line in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The Gawler Line is the most frequent and heavily patronised line in the Adelaide rail network.
Flinders Park is a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
Ovingham railway station is located on the Gawler line. Situated in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Ovingham, it is located 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) from Adelaide station.
Fitzroy is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide 4 km (2.5 mi) from the Adelaide city centre, in the state of South Australia, within the City of Prospect. It ranks among the most expensive suburban areas in South Australia. It is adjacent to Prospect, Ovingham, Thorngate and, across the Adelaide Park Lands, North Adelaide.
Cheltenham is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located on Kaurna Land in the City of Charles Sturt.
Brompton is an inner-northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Charles Sturt.
Henley Beach is a coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Charles Sturt.
Bowden is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
Ridleyton is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
Renown Park is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
Torrens Road is an arterial road in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide, Australia. The road is aligned southeast to northwest and is parallel with Port Road for most of its length.
Fulham Gardens is a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Charles Sturt.
Kidman Park is a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
Kilkenny is an inner north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt. It is named after Kilkenny, Ireland.
Hindmarsh is an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
Devon Park is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the cities of Port Adelaide Enfield and Charles Sturt beside the Gawler railway line near, but not meeting, the intersection of Torrens Road and Churchill Road.
Henley Beach South is a coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
Croydon is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
Evanston Gardens is an outer northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Town of Gawler.
The Town of Hindmarsh was a local government area in South Australia from 1874 to 1993, encompassing on the inner north west Adelaide suburbs of Hindmarsh, Bowden and Brompton.
