Underdale, South Australia
Appearance
Underdale Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Housing developments on what was a campus of the University of South Australia | |||||||||||||||
Population | 2,429 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5032 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 2 km (1 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||||
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Underdale is a western suburb of South Australia's capital city Adelaide on Kaurna land. It sits between Henley Beach Road and the River Torrens. It is largely residential with a very small industrial section on the eastern side of Holbrook's Road near the river.
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Underdale High School sits within the suburb; its alumni include cricket player David Hookes[2] and Australian soccer player Tony Vidmar.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data from May 2021 identified Adelaide's western suburbs as having the lowest unemployment rate in South Australia.[3]
St Marks Lutheran Church is in Underdale.
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History
[edit]Underdale Post Office first opened on 1 January 1867 and closed around 1874. It was reopened in 1937 and closed in 1993.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Underdale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Hooksey. NSW: ABC Books. 1993. p. 11.
- ^ "Adelaide's West Leads Employment Surge". InDaily. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.