West Hindmarsh, South Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids West HindmarshAdelaide, South Australia |
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| Population | 1,535 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5007 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 4 km (2 mi) northwest of Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Charles Sturt | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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West Hindmarsh is a suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of Charles Sturt local government area. It is around 4 km west northwest of the Adelaide city centre. It is bounded on the south by the River Torrens, east by South Road, north by Port Road and west by streets separating it from the suburb of Welland which has the same north and south boundaries. Grange Road crosses the middle of the suburb.
A Hindmarsh West Post Office opened around 1950 and closed in 1981.
Demographics
The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 1,535 persons in West Hindmarsh on census night. Of these, 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female.
The majority of residents (63.6%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being India (4.5%), Italy (3.9%), Greece (3.1%), England (3.1%), and China (1.9%). Additionally, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent made up 0.9% of the suburb.
In terms of religious affiliation, 35.7% of residents attributed themselves to being irreligious, 22.4% attributed themselves to being Catholic, 10.0% attributed themselves to be Eastern Orthodox, and 4.2% attributed themselves to being Anglican. Within Allenby Gardens, 92.8% of the residents were employed, with the remaining 7.2% being unemployed.
Education
West Hindmarsh's education is serviced by the St Joseph's Hindmarsh Primary school, an independent Catholic school which accommodates R-6 learning on the northern side of Grange road.
