Walkerville

Walkerville is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

Walkervilleis a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies just north east of the city centre, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Adelaide GPO. Walkerville is one of South Australia's most affluent suburbs and in 2012 it was South Australia's second "top earning suburb."

Walkerville was named after Captain John Walker R. N. (no relation to Captain Johnnie Walker), who took up land in the district in 1838, two years after the first colonists arrived in South Australia. The area was attractive to early settlers and within a few years, the settlement had become a village. During the 1840s, Walker fell victim to over-speculation in land value and a statewide financial depression. He was imprisoned briefly for debt and in 1849 he left the colony to take up a government position in Hobart. His connection with the state, although brief, is remembered in the naming of the suburb.

Walkerville Post Office opened on 1 January 1896and Walkerville District Council was established in 1855 after a petition by local residents proclaimed a desire to break away from the larger District Council of Yatala (proclaimed in 1853). Initially, only the suburbs of Walkerville and Gilberton seceded from Yatala but within a few months, Medindie and North Walkerville (now part of Walkerville proper, east of Fuller Street) were included in Walkerville council as well. The district boundaries remained unchanged until 1970 when Vale Park was added.Early council meetings were held in a room at the local pub, the Sussex Arms, until 1893 when the foundation stone for the present Town Hall was laid on Walkerville Terrace. In 1908, the Institute Library was founded in a small room opposite the municipal offices. In 1963, it became incorporated as a public library and in 1970 it moved next door into dedicated space within the former Walkerville Police Station.There are two primary schools in Walkerville: St Andrew's Anglican School was founded in 1850 and Walkerville Primary School was founded in 1884.