Unley Park, South Australia
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Residential home in the Tudorbethan architectural style | |||||||||||||
Unley Park Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Adelaide | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1840[1] | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,383 (SAL 2021)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5061 | ||||||||||||
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Unley Park is a southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley. Its postcode is 5061.
It is located on the north side of Cross Road and east of the Belair railway line. Access via public transport is from the Unley Park railway station, Millswood railway station and the Unley Road "Go Zone".
A feature of the district is leafy Victoria Avenue—Adelaide's wealthiest street, containing many large and luxurious houses built between the two World Wars.[4]
Politically, the suburb is very safe for the Liberal Party, and is located in the Division of Adelaide. At the 2025 federal election landslide, the Liberals won just two of the 400+ metropolitan election-day booths across the seven Adelaide-based seats — Myrtle Bank in the Division of Sturt, and Unley Park in the Division of Adelaide.[5]
History
Unley Park Post Office opened on 2 January 1946 and closed in 1999.[6]
Two historic private schools were located on Thornber Street, Unley Park: Kyre College (which was the nucleus of Scotch College) at number 4, and Mrs. Thornber's School, later associated with Tormore House School, at number 39. Both were dissolved early in the 20th century.
See also
References
- ^ "How Unley Developed". City of Unley. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Unley Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Unley Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Smart Company. "Report names Australia's richest streets". Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ^ https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/federal-election-polling-booth-analysis-triggers-state-liberal-adelaide-wipeout-warnings/news-story/0f7f2eaa720049ed4efb4c6154f75d4d
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.