Royal Park, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Royal Park
City:Adelaide
State:sa
Lga:City of Charles Sturt
Postcode:5014
Est:1880s[1] [2]
Stategov:Lee
Fedgov:Hindmarsh
Near-N:Queenstown
Near-Ne:Queenstown
Near-E:Hendon
Near-Se:Seaton
Near-S:Seaton
Near-Sw:West Lakes
Near-W:West Lakes
Near-Nw:West Lakes
Dist1:12
Dir1:NW
Location1:Adelaide city centre
Dir2:south
Dist2:3
Location2:Port Adelaide
Coordinates:-34.872°N 138.508°W
Alternative Location Map:Australia Greater Adelaide

Royal Park is located in the western suburbs of Adelaide. It is home to a large Polish community, as evidenced by the establishment of St Stanislaus of Cracow Catholic Church. Other ethnic groups represented include Italian, Croatian, Bosnian, Irish, Macedonian and Greek. At that time there was still a tribe of Aborigines living around the wetlands west of Royal Park that is now the suburb of West Lakes. In the 1950s a few streets at the southern end of Royal Park were allocated for Government Public Housing developments through the South Australian Housing Trust. In recent years, there has been large-scale re-developments that include private housing and a soon-to-be-built retirement village.

Community

Parks and reserves

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Businesses

Notes and References

  1. http://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Local_history_factsheet_-_Royal_Park.pdf City of Charles Sturt > Local history factsheet: A brief history of the suburb Royal Park
  2. Marsden, Susan (1977): A history of Woodville. Corporation of the City of Woodville. Pp. 83, 85.
  3. Web site: Clean Seas Seafood Limited. asx.com.au . Australian Securities Exchange . 24 December 2020.