Henley Beach is a coastal

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in the

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History

Henley Beach draws its name from

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, England. The land where it stands, sections 448 and 2080 in the Hundred of Yatala, was initially granted to William Bartley on 1 November 1850. Bartley later sold the land to James Macgeorge in August 1873. In May 1877, Arthur Harvey, Henry S. Anthony, and William P. Wicksteed acquired the land and proceeded to develop the town of Henley Beach.

Geography

Henley Beach lies between the suburbs of

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and Grange.

Demographics

The 2021 Census by the

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counted 6,259 persons in Henley Beach on census night. Of these, 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.1% of the population. The most common ancestries in Woodville West were English (39.4%), Australian (31.7%), Irish (10.7%), Italian (10.6%) and Scottish (9.2%). The majority of residents (77.3%) are of Australian birth, with a further 5.7% identifying

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as their country of origin. The most common religious affiliations in Woodville West were No Religion (43.3%),

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(26%),

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(7.9%),

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(4.5%) and

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(4.3%). 85.5% of the population stated they only speak English at home. The next most common languages were Greek (2.5%), Italian (1.9%) and Serbian, Afrikaans and Portuguese (0.5% each).

Governance

Local government

Henley Beach is part of Henley Ward in the

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, being represented in that council by Kenzie Van den Nieuwelaar and Paul Sykes. It was part of the

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from 1915 until 1997 when the council merged with the

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to create the present City of Charles Sturt.

State and federal

Henley Beach lies in the state

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of Colton and the federal

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of Hindmarsh. The suburb is represented in the

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and federally by

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Schools

There are several schools in the suburb, including: Fulham Gardens Primary School, Fulham North Primary School, Henley High School, St Michael's College, Henley Beach Primary school, and Star of the Sea School

Parks

Henley Square is located behind Henley Jetty on the Esplanade. Other greenspace in the suburb is the Henley Grange Memorial Oval and John Mitchell Oval. Henley Beach extends the length of the suburb.

Transport

Henley Beach is serviced by Grange Road and

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of the

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. Seaview Road runs along the coast. Henley Beach is serviced by public transport run by the

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which provides bus services to the

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and Glenelg. The

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was extended to

Henley Beach Henley Beach is a coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Charles Sturt. History Henley Beach draws its name from Henley-on-Thames, England. The land where it stands, sections 448 and 2080 in the Hundred of Yatala, was ini ...

as the

Henley Beach railway line The Henley Beach railway line was a single-track branch line, long, that ran through several coastal suburbs of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It commenced at Woodville railway station, from Adelaide railway station on the O ...

in 1894 and the extension closed in 1957. There was a tram line from the city centre to Henley Beach. This was initially a horse-drawn tram, converted to electricity in the 1920s and ceased operation in the 1950s along with almost every other tram line in Adelaide.

Gallery

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References

External links

* {{Adelaide landmarks Suburbs of Adelaide Beaches of South Australia