Elizabeth South is a northern suburb of
Adelaide,
South Australia in the
City of Playford.
It was established in the late 1950s as one of the earliest residential suburbs of the planned
City of Elizabeth. As for its neighbours including
Elizabeth and
Elizabeth North, it was configured as a local community around a small shopping centre containing a supermarket, bank, hotel and service station along with other shops.
The western boundary is the
Gawler railway line, with predominantly current and former
Defence land on the other side, including the South Australian branch of the
Defence Science and Technology Group
The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is part of the Australian Department of Defence dedicated to providing science and technology support to safeguard Australia and its national interests. The agency's name was changed from Defence ...
opposite
Elizabeth South railway station. The suburb is situated on both sides of
Philip Highway. The northern part of the suburb (north of Hogarth Road) is a residential suburb, with corresponding schools, shops and other community services. South of Hogarth Road, the suburb is industrial, including automotive and Defence manufacturing, dominated by the large
Holden
Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was an Australian automobile manufacturer, importer, and exporter which sold cars under its own marque in Australia. In its last thre ...
factory, which opened in 1960 and closed in 2017.
The water tower near the railway line is tall and the tank holds . It was built around 1940 (before Elizabeth was established) to supply the munitions factory that is now repurposed as Defence Science and Technology.
Population
According to the
2016 census
Sixteen or 16 may refer to:
*16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
* ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ...
of Population, there were 2,864 people in Elizabeth South.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.5% of the population.
* 63.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 6.3%.
* 71.4% of people spoke only English at home.
* The most common response for religion was No Religion at 38.4%.
References
Suburbs of Adelaide
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