Albert Park is a suburb of

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. It is located in the

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History

Named for Prince Albert, Albert Park was laid out in 1877 by a W.R. Cave. The suburb was advertised as: In 1920 a parcel of of land in Albert Park was bought by the aviator

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, who set it up the Hendon Aerodrome. Part of this site was subdivided in 1921 for residential development, and together with the aerodrome this land became the new suburb of Hendon. The aerodrome was compulsorily acquired by the Commonwealth in 1922 and operated until 1927, when aviation operations were transferred to Parafield. ''The Aerodrome'' Post Office opened on 19 August 1925. It was renamed ''Aero Park'' in 1945 and ''Albert Park'' in 1967, before closing in 1987.

Geography

The suburb lies on the western side of the Port Road- West Lakes Boulevard intersection.

Demographics

The by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 1,638 persons in Albert Park on census night. Of these, 48% were male and 52% were female. The majority of residents (72.8%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being

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(4.0%) and

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(2.8%). The age distribution of Albert Park residents is skewed slightly higher than the greater Australian population. 71.5% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 28.5% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.

Politics

Local government

Albert Park is part of West Woodville Ward in the

local government area, being represented in that council by Tolley Wasylenko and Angela Keneally.

State and federal

Albert Park lies in the state electoral district of Cheltenham and the federal

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of Port Adelaide. The suburb is represented in the

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and federally by

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Community

Schools

Our Lady Queen of Peace School is located on Botting Street

Transportation

Roads

Albert Park is serviced by Port Road, linking the suburb to Port Adelaide and

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, and West Lakes Boulevard, which connects Albert Park to the shopping facilities at

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Public transport

Albert Park is serviced by public transport run by the

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Trains

The

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passes beside the suburb. The closest station is Albert Park. Between 1940 and 1980, a further branch railway ran from Albert Park to a station within the industrial area of Hendon.

Buses

The suburb is serviced by bus routes run by the

Trams

Albert Park was connected to Port Adelaide and other suburbs by tram lines. Tram services were later discontinued.

References

External links

* {{City of Charles Sturt suburbs Suburbs of Adelaide Populated places established in 1877 1877 establishments in Australia