Beverley is a western
suburb of
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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. It is located in the
City of Charles Sturt
The City of Charles Sturt is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, stretching to the coast.
The council was formed on 1 January 1997 as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Hindmarsh Woodville and ...
.
Geography
The suburb is mainly bounded by
Port Road, East Avenue, Ledger Road and
Grange Road.
History
Beverley incorporates the formerly separate suburb of York, site of the skin and fertiliser works of
Crompton and Sons. Other once important manufacturing businesses of the area were
Pope Products Ltd. on Princess Street, Adelaide Potteries Ltd. on Toogood Avenue and a number of independent brickworks.
Beverley Post Office was open from 1 January 1881 until 1901.
Demographics
The 2016 Census by the
Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 1,498 persons in Allenby Gardens on census night. Of these, 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female.
[
The majority of residents (68.0%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being ]India
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(5.3%), England
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(1.9%), Italy
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(1.6%), China
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(1.4%), and Greece
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(1.3%).[ Additionally, people of ]Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
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descent made up 1.2% of the suburb.
In terms of religious affiliation, 33.2% of residents attributed themselves to being irreligious, 19.3% attributed themselves to being Catholic
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, 7.7% attributed themselves to be Eastern Orthodox
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Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...
, and 5.0 attributed themselves to being Anglican
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.[ Within Allenby Gardens, 93.1% of the residents were employed, with the remaining 6.9% being unemployed.][
]
Politics
Local government
Beverley is part of Beverley Ward in the City of Charles Sturt
The City of Charles Sturt is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, stretching to the coast.
The council was formed on 1 January 1997 as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Hindmarsh Woodville and ...
local government area, being represented in that council by Independent Edgar Agius and Labor
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
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member Mick Harley.[
]
State and federal
Beverley lies in the state electoral district of Cheltenham, but prior to the 2016 redistribution was in the Croydon
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district. Beverley is in the federal electoral division
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of Hindmarsh. The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly
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Overview
The House of Assembly was creat ...
by Joe Szakacs
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[ and federally by ]Mark Butler
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.[
]
Community
Schools
St Michael's College is a local independent Catholic high school, which services students in years 6–12. It is located on East Avenue.
Facilities and attractions
Adelaide Arena
Adelaide Arena
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It is the former home arena for the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL and th ...
, located between William Street and Toogood Avenue, is an indoor basketball stadium and function centre with a sitting capacity of 8000. Also known as Distinctive Homes Dome and, formerly, Clipsal Powerhouse, the facility was constructed in 1991, replacing the former Apollo Stadium. It is the home of the Adelaide 36ers
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and the Adelaide Lightning
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.[
]
Parks
The only park within Beverley is the Toogood Reserve.
Transportation
Roads
Beverley is serviced by Port Road, connecting the suburb to Port Adelaide and Adelaide city centre
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, and Grange Road, which forms part of its southern boundary. East Avenue, on Beverley's eastern boundary, links Port and Grange roads.[
]
Public transport
Beverley is serviced by public transport run by the Adelaide Metro
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.
See also
* List of Adelaide suburbs
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Adelaide's most expe ...
References
External links
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Suburbs of Adelaide
Populated places established in 1849
1849 establishments in Australia