West Croydon, South Australia

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Croydon High School, West Croydon
Croydon High School, West Croydon

West Croydon is a suburb in the north-west of Adelaide, South Australia.

A large percentile of residents live below the national average income level[citation needed], with incomes in the lowest percentile in comparison to the population of Adelaide.

West Croydon has a population of 2500 and is located 5km west of the Central Business District of Adelaide. The population has changed greatly over the past 15 years as older residents move away and younger residents move in. The main industry is Glass Manufacturing with ACI being one of the largest plants of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Suburb is within the Federal seat of Port Adelaide and the City of Charles Sturt. Until the early 1920s the Suburb was a farming area with infill occurring up until the 1970s.