South Plympton, South Australia

South Plympton
Suburb
South Plympton Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide
Coordinates: 34°58′37″S138°33′22″E / 34.977°S 138.556°E / -34.977; 138.556
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
City	Adelaide
LGA	City of Marion
Government
•  State electorate	Badcoe
•  Federal division	Boothby
Population
• Total	4,721 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	5038

South Plympton is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Marion.

South Plympton is bound by the Glenelg tram line to the north, Marion Road to the west, and Wood Street to the south; and it has a slightly complicated eastern boundary which includes Towers Terrace and Winifred Avenue.

History

The suburb was originally divided into smaller suburbs including Forbes, Harcourt Gardens and Vermont, which were amalgamated into South Plympton in 1947. ^[2]

South Plympton Post Office opened on 5 January 1948. ^[3] South Plympton's postcode is 5038, and the post office is located in the Forbes Shopping centre on Marion Road.

Tram stop

South Plympton is also the location of a stop on the Glenelg tram line. ^[4]

Preceding station	Adelaide Metro			Following station
Beckman Street towards Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide Entertainment Centre or Festival Plaza		Glenelg tram line (closed outside of the CBD until 2026)		Marion Road towards Moseley Square

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South Plympton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. The Forbes Story, John Lysikatos, (Lutheran Publishing House, 1988), pp. 9, 34
3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
4. Glenelg Tram Timetable (2018) Archived 2 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine , Adelaide Metro

See also

• List of Adelaide suburbs