Christie Downs, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Christie Downs
City:Adelaide
State:sa
Lga:City of Onkaparinga
Postcode:5164
Region:Southern Adelaide[1]
County:Adelaide[2]
Stategov:Reynell[3]
Near-Nw:Lonsdale
Near-N:Lonsdale
Near-Ne:Morphett Vale
Near-W:Christies Beach
Near-E:Morphett Vale
Near-Sw:Christies Beach
Near-S:Noarlunga Centre
Near-Se:Hackham West
Footnotes:Adjoining suburbs[4]

Christie Downs is a suburb in southern Metropolitan Adelaide within the city of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It has a unique postcode of 5164, and is adjacent to the suburbs of Christies Beach to the west, Noarlunga Centre to the south, Morphett Vale to the east and Lonsdale to the north.

The area was named after Lambert Christie, who was one of the original European settlers in the area. The area continued to be mainly farming land until the late 1950s when large portions were purchased by the South Australian Housing Trust. Since then the suburb has steadily grown to have almost 2500 households.

The suburb is served by Christie Downs railway station on the Seaford railway line.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern Adelaide SA Government region. The Government of South Australia. 17 April 2017. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327054812/https://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/24082/Southern_Adelaide_SA_Government_region.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected – "Counties" and "Local Government Areas" . Property Location SA Map Viewer . Government of South Australia . 24 April 2017.
  3. Web site: District of Reynell Background Profile. ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. 28 July 2015. 2014.
  4. Web site: Search result for "Christie Downs (Suburb)" (Record no. SA0013915) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)" . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 13 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 .