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Aberfoyle Park

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City of Onkaparinga SA, PO Box 1, Aberfoyle Park, SA 5159
08 8384 0666

Description

Aberfoyle Park is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga in the state of South Australia.

Aberfoyle Parkis a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga in the state of South Australia. It is located in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, approximately 20 km from the city centre. Aberfoyle Park has a shopping mall called "The Hub", several primary schools and a public high school, one of the biggest in the state.

Aberfoyle Park is served by the Adelaide Metro bus routes G20, G21 and G22, which connect the suburb to Adelaide's city centre.

History

In 1845, Christian Sauerbier, from Germany, purchased land south of Adelaide, near Happy Valley. In 1856, Sauerbier owned eleven sections of land in the area. The area became agricultural and the Sauerbier family was renowned for the quality of their stud stock and the orange grove that was attached to their property. Christian Sauerbier died in 1893 and the property was given to his son, John Chris. During the First World War, when anti-German sentiment was at a high in Australia, Chris changed his last name to Aberfoyle – a potential reference to the Scottish village of Aberfoyle where his father had previously lived. John Chris died in 1923 and his estate was subdivided and sold by James Henry Browne.

Agriculture was the core of the districts economy for quite some time. Inevitably, the farmlands were turned into suburban expansion and the suburb of Aberfoyle Park was proclaimed on 10 July 1980. The Aberfoyle Park Post Office opened on 16 November 1981.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 10001-100000

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 5.844 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 187 m

Population number: 11,039

Local Government Area: City of Onkaparinga

Location

City of Onkaparinga SA, PO Box 1, Aberfoyle Park, SA 5159

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Aberfoyle Park, South Australia

Aberfoyle Park - Localista

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