Craigburn Farm is a suburb of

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, Australia. It is located about 17 km by road south of the city centre.

History

From 1934 until its sale as a housing development, Craigburn Farm was a farm and dormitory for children with intellectual disabilities owned and operated by

Minda Inc Minda Incorporated, established in 1898, provides support to children and adults with disability in Adelaide, South Australia and is the largest non-Government disability support organisation in the state. The not-for-profit organisation offers ...

. Craigburn Farm, the suburb, was established on 29 June 1995. The land was sold by

to the Adelaide Development Company.

Population

In 2016, Craigburn Farm had a population of 2,394. The residents are typically well-educated with 33.6% having a university qualification compared with 18.55% of South Australians and 22% of Australians in general. The majority of residents were born in Australia (72.9%) and had parents who were both born in Australia. The medium weekly income of households is almost double that of South Australian households in general. Housing in the suburb is almost exclusively large detached family homes that are owner-occupied. Craigburn Farm has become a popular residential area since the estate of Blackwood Park was established in 1998. The estate consists of three distinct 'nodes', each divided by tree-lined gullies and significant areas of open space. The newest 'node', "Meridian" is bordered by the Sturt River and Sturt Gorge Recreation Park, and includes the newly located Sales and Information Centre for the estate.

Transportation

The suburb is served by a bus service and the nearby

Coromandel railway station Coromandel railway station is located on the Belair line. Situated in the Adelaide southern foothills suburb of Blackwood in South Australia, it is 17.2 kilometres from Adelaide station and 254 metres above sea level. History The station ...

on the Belair line.

Education

Thirty percent of residents in Craigburn Farm are aged under 20 years. There is one school located in Craigburn Farm, St Peter's Lutheran Primary School. The suburb is zoned for Flagstaff Oval Kindergarten. Nearby state primary schools are: * Blackwood Primary School * Bellevue Heights Primary School * Flagstaff Hill R–7 School Craigburn Farm is zoned for

Blackwood High School Blackwood High School is a co-educational secondary school located in Eden Hills, a south-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, offering an international baccalaureate middle-years programme with six nearby primary schools and diploma p ...

. There are a number of private schools that have school buses to Craigburn Farm, including: * Concordia College, Highgate * Mercedes College, Springfield * St John's Grammar School, Belair The nearest university is Flinders University in Bedford Park.

Recreation

Craigburn Farm adjoins the

Sturt Gorge Recreation Park The Sturt Gorge Recreation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the suburbs of Bellevue Heights, Craigburn Farm and Flagstaff Hill within the Adelaide metropolitan area about south of the Adelaide cen ...

which includes a range of various walking and riding trails with views across Flagstaff Hill, Aberfoyle Park, Happy Valley, stretching down to the coast. There is diverse fauna in the park that wanders into Craigburn Farm including kangaroos, koalas, and

echidna Echidnas (), sometimes known as spiny anteaters, are quill-covered monotremes (egg-laying mammals) belonging to the family Tachyglossidae . The four extant species of echidnas and the platypus are the only living mammals that lay eggs and the ...

s. Many waterfalls, creeks and gullies are also scattered and found throughout the area.

Politics

Federal

Craigburn Farm is covered by two Federal Electoral Divisions, the

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Division of Boothby The Division of Boothby is an Australian federal electoral division in South Australia. The division was one of the seven established when the former Division of South Australia was redistributed on 2 October 1903 and is named after William Bo ...

and

Division of Mayo The Division of Mayo is an Australian electoral division located to the east and south of Adelaide, South Australia. Created in the state redistribution of 3 September 1984, the division is named after Helen Mayo, a social activist and the fir ...

State

Craigburn Farm is covered by one State Electoral District, the South Australian Legislative Assembly state

electoral district of Waite Waite is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Named after Peter Waite, a 19th century entrepreneur and philanthropist, it covers 75.4 km² of suburbs and foothills in Adelaide's inner south-east, ta ...

, whose current member is Sam Duluk, a member of the

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Local

Craigburn Farm is in the City of Mitcham, represented by a mayor and several ward councillors.

References

{{City of Mitcham suburbs Suburbs of Adelaide