Seacombe Heights, South Australia

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Seacombe Heights
Adelaide,  South Australia
Population1,549 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5047
LGA(s) City of Marion
State electorate(s) Black
Federal division(s) Boothby
Suburbs around Seacombe Heights:
Dover Gardens Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Seaview Downs Seacombe Heights Darlington
Trott Park O'Halloran Hill

Seacombe Heights is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Marion, South Australia. It gets its name from Seacombe on the Wirral Cheshire, where many settlers emigrated from.

Area highlights include the Seacombe Heights Tennis Club on Grafton Street, where courts can be hired by the public. Seaview High School is located on a large land parcel within Seacombe Heights and features a large irrigated oval, popular with locals outside of school hours.

Many Seacombe Heights locals enjoy nature walks in the O'Halloran Hill Conservation park.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Seacombe Heights (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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