College Park, South Australia

College Park
College Park
Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide
Interactive map of College Park
Coordinates: 34°54′44″S 138°37′06″E / 34.912226°S 138.618235°E / -34.912226; 138.618235
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
CityAdelaide
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
 • Total755 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode
5069

College Park (previously "College Town") is a small, leafy, residential eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters. It is among the most expensive suburbs in South Australia, with a median sale price of $3.3 million as of 2024. College Park, is home to two of the city's most expensive streets: Trinity Street and Marlborough Street.

St. Peter's College is located in the adjacent suburb of Hackney. The suburbs of College Park and St. Peters were named after the school.[3]

History

  • College Park Post Office opened on 21 October 1946.[4]
  • Lionel Logue was born in this suburb on 26 February 1880.[5]

Heritage listings

College Park contains a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 1–13 Payneham Road: Bon Marche Building[6]
  • 15 Payneham Road: Bell's Plumbers Shop[7]
  • 9 Trinity Street: Airlie Hostel[8]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "College Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "College Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ https://manning.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/adelaide/suburbs/suburbs.htm
  4. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  5. ^ Lionel Logue, retrieved 31 July 2018
  6. ^ "Bon Marche Building (Shops)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Former Bell's Plumbers Shop". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Dwelling (former Airlie Hostel)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 13 December 2016.