Goodwood, South Australia

Goodwood
Adelaide, South Australia
Population 2,728 (2006 census)[1]
2,592 (2001 census)[2]
Established 1849[3]
Postcode(s) 5034
Location 3 km (2 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s) City of Unley
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Adelaide
Suburbs around Goodwood:
Wayville
Goodwood

Goodwood is an inner southern suburb of the city of Adelaide. It neighbours the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds and features several churches in its commercial district. Its major precinct is Goodwood Road, which is home to many shops and businesses, as well as the local state school (Goodwood Primary School).

History

The original land surveyed of 1839 was granted to the South Australian Company and named Goodwood. Two other sections of land had been sold to settler Thomas Hardy in May 1838, who sold it to his son, Arthur in 1841. The 1840 census shows that there was a Village of Goodwood with a population of 100, but the first registration of a contact for sale was not until 1846. In 1849, Arthur Hardy subdivided his property into a number of four acre blocks, naming it Goodwood Park.[4]

Governance

Goodwood is in the City of Unley local government area. It straddles the boundary of the state electorates of Ashford and Unley. It is in the federal Division of Adelaide. Its postcode is 5034.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Goodwood (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Goodwood (State Suburb)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "How Unley Developed". City of Unley. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "The Manning Index of South Australian History". Retrieved 14 November 2009.

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Coordinates: 34°57′07″S 138°35′42″E / 34.952°S 138.595°E