Walkley Heights, South Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Walkley HeightsAdelaide, South Australia |
|||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walkley Heights reserve
|
|||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,497 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5098 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Salisbury, City of Port Adelaide Enfield | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Florey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Makin | ||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
Walkley Heights is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is located on land formerly comprising the prison farm for Yatala Labour Prison, and includes fifty-five hectares of land formerly owned by R. M. Williams which was compulsorily acquired during the time of former State Premier Sir Thomas Playford. The suburb (and one adjacent main road) is named after John Walkley, an early pioneer in South Australia
The suburb had a population, in 2001, of only 713 increasing to 3,497 by 2016.
Images for kids
-
Houses in Walkley Heights
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Walkley Heights, South Australia Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.