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Marleston

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City of West Torrens SA, 165 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Marleston, SA 5033
08 8416 6333

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Marleston is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens.

Marleston is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens. Marleston was home to 1836 people as of the 2016 Census.

The earliest European settler in this area was Donald McLean, who selected Section 50, Hundred of Adelaide, of 80 acres (32 ha) in 1837, (the area was originally part of Hilton) and with his family ploughed and sowed 20 acres of seed wheat, and in 1838 reaped the first harvest of wheat in South Australia. Several years later he sold the land to John Marles, who subdivided it in 1879.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 0.966 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 24 m

Population number: 1,836

Local Government Area: City of West Torrens

Location

City of West Torrens SA, 165 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Marleston, SA 5033

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

Marleston - Localista

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