Unley, South Australia

This article is about the suburb. For the local government area, see City of Unley.

Unley
Suburb
Unley
Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide
Interactive map of Unley
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
CityAdelaide
LGA
Location
Established1840[1]
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 • Total3,997 (SAL 2021)[3]
Postcode
5061
Suburbs around Unley
Adelaide
Parklands		 Adelaide
Parklands		 Adelaide
Parklands
Wayville
Goodwood		 Unley Parkside
Fullarton
Millswood Hyde Park Malvern Malvern

Unley is an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, within the City of Unley. The suburb is the home of the Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Unley neighbours Adelaide Park Lands, Fullarton, Hyde Park, Malvern, Parkside and Wayville.

The boundaries of Unley are Greenhill Road (north), Unley Road, Maud Street and Windsor Street (east), Cremorne Street and Opey Avenue (south) and King William Road (west).

Unley is the family name of the wife of Thomas Whistler, owner of land in Unley which was laid out around 1857.[4]

History

Prior to British colonisation of South Australia, Unley was home to the Aboriginal nation known as the Kaurna, or Adelaide Plains tribe. Settlement by colonists began in the mid-19th century, with arrivals predominantly from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and to a small extent German speaking lands. At this time a small number of other ethnic groups also appeared. The land was cleared of native forest to farm sheep and cattle and to plant vineyards and orchards.

Unley Post Office opened on 17 January 1850.[5]

North Unley refers to an obsolete suburb name which was officially discontinued before 1994.

The Glenelg tram line passes the northwest corner of the suburb and another line went along Unley Road until the 1950s.

Historic buildings

The Goodwood Institute was built in 1928, and now houses the Goodwood Theatre & Studios, a multi-purpose venue for the performing arts and music.[6] Independent Theatre, an amateur theatre company run by Rob Croser,[7] uses the venue for many of its performances.[8]

The Ikaros Hall, formerly a Masonic Temple erected in 1927, is situated in Arthur Street, and home of the Pan-Ikarian Brotherhood of Australia, a Greek Australian diaspora community organisation founded by migrants from the island of Ikaria.[9]

Contemporary Unley

Unley has developed into a commercial hub just south of Adelaide's city centre. The suburb also has a significant Greek Australian population,[10] while the Roman Catholic Church of the Resurrection, in the north of the suburb, conducts services in English and Polish.[11]

Demographics

Population 2016[12] % 2021[13] % % change
Total 4,006 3,997 - 0.2%
by Gender
Females 2,045 51.0% 2,066 51.8% + 1.0%
Males 1,965 49.0% 1,924 48.2% - 2.1%
by Age Group
0–4 206 5.1% 163 4.1% -20.9%
5–14 390 9.8% 435 10.9% +11.5%
15–24 523 13.1% 433 10.9% -17.2%
25–54 1,751 43.7% 1,684 42.2% - 3.8%
55–64 472 11.8% 484 12.1% + 2.5%
65+ 660 16.5% 723 18.1% + 9.5%
by Country of Birth
Australia 2,752 68.7% 2,802 70.1% + 1.8%
England 176 4.4% 181 4.5% + 2.8%
China 148 3.7% 130 3.3% -12.2%
Greece 103 2.6% 78 2.0% -24.3%
Italy 88 2.2% 75 1.9% -14.8%
India 64 1.6% 82 2.1% +28.1%
Dwellings 2016[12] % 2021[13] % % change
Total dwellings 1,969 1,953 - 0.8%
Occupied dwellings 1,678 1,735 + 3.4%
by Dwelling Type
Separate house 879 52.4% 903 52.0% + 2.7%
Semi-detached, row 358 21.3% 350 20.2% - 2.2%
Flat, unit, etc. 438 26.1% 471 27.1% + 7.5%
by Ownership
Fully owned 581 34.5% 604 34.8% + 4.0%
Purchasing 452 26.8% 471 27.1% + 4.2%
Rented 617 36.6% 617 35.6% + 0.0%

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ "How Unley Developed". City of Unley. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Unley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Unley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  4. ^ Unley: ECSA
  5. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  6. ^ "About Goodwood Theatre & Studios". Goodwood Theatre and Studios. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  7. ^ "About". Independent Theatre. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Contact". Independent Theatre. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  9. ^ See: Yianni Cartledge, '110 years of Ikarians in South Australia', Historia, Volume 32, June 2020: [1] & [2]
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Unley (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  11. ^ Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide, Church of the Resurrection, accessed on 7 December 2025
  12. ^ a b "2016 Unley, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  13. ^ a b "2021 Unley, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  14. ^ http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4558.html Cricinfo
  15. ^ http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4560.html Cricinfo
  16. ^ Payne, G.B. (1972) History of Unley, 1871–1971, ISBN 0 959917403 p. 89.
  17. ^ Payne, G.B. (1972) History of Unley, 1871–1971, ISBN 0 959917403 pp. 93–94, 173–174.


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