Sturt, South Australia

Sturt
Suburb
Houses on the western side of Marion Road
Sturt Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide
Coordinates: 35°01′S138°33′E / 35.017°S 138.550°E / -35.017; 138.550
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
City	Adelaide
LGA	City of Marion
Government
•  State electorate	Gibson
•  Federal division	Boothby
Population
• Total	2,787 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	5047
Suburbs around Sturt Oaklands Park Marion Mitchell Park Seacombe Gardens Sturt Bedford Park Seacombe Heights Darlington

Sturt is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Marion local government area. It was named after the explorer Captain Charles Sturt.

Sturt is in the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Gibson and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Boothby.

History

The first Sturt Post Office opened on 11 October 1849 and closed in 1969. A Darlington South office opened in 1953; it was renamed Sturt South in 1966 and Sturt in 1985. ^[2]

See also

• List of Adelaide suburbs

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sturt (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.