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Torrensville

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City of West Torrens SA, 165 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Torrensville, SA 5031
08 8416 6333

Description

Torrensville is a western suburb 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia.

Torrensville is a western suburb 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It was named after Irish-born economist and chairman of the South Australian Colonisation Commission, Robert Torrens.

Torrensville is in the City of West Torrens local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of West Torrens and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Hindmarsh. The area has a high proportion of Greek-Australians.

Revitalisation of the Adelaide's inner suburbs in the 2000s has made Henley Beach Road a vibrant shopping area with many cafes and restaurants.

History

Like most suburbs on the Adelaide Plains, Torrensville is situated on Kaurna land.According to the Australian Dictionary of Biography, the suburb was named after Robert Torrens senior, who was chairman of the South Australian Colonisation Commission, which was responsible for setting up and running the colony in its early years.New Thebarton Post Office opened on 1 November 1879 and was renamed Torrensville in 1909. Torrensville was part of the then largely rural District of West Torrens until 1883, when the residents of the more urban suburbs of Thebarton, Mile End and Torrensville successfully petitioned to become the Corporation of the Town of Thebarton. In 1997 the Town of Thebarton re-amalgamated with the City of West Torrens.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 2.037 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 17 m

Population number: 4,043

Local Government Area: City of West Torrens

Location

City of West Torrens SA, 165 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Torrensville, SA 5031

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

Torrensville - Localista

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