Henley Beach is a coastal

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in the

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History

Henley Beach was named for the

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town of

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, the home town of Sir Charles Cooper, South Australia's first judge. Cooper had a residence in the area adjacent

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's property "The Grange", for which Grange Beach was named. It has been asserted that Sturt's suggestion of "Cooper's Beach" was rejected by Cooper, who gave it the current name. The ''Town of Henley Beach'' was promoted in the

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in 1860 as being "free from all the noxious smells which have been cause of complaint elsewhere". The Register again advertised the township in 1874:

Geography

Henley Beach lies between the suburbs of

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and Grange.

Demographics

The 2006 Census by the

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counted 5,405 persons in Henley Beach on census night. Of these, 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. The majority of residents (73.6%) are of Australian birth, with a further 6.8% identifying

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as their country of origin.

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 Henley & Grange Council from 1915 until the merger with the City of Hindmarsh Woodville to create the City of Charles Sturt on 1 January 1997.

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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by Paul Caica and federally by Steve Georganas.

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 was named for the English town of Henley-on-Thames, the home town of Sir Charles Cooper, South Australia's first judge. Coope ...

as the

Henley Beach railway line The Henley Beach railway line is a defunct railway in western Adelaide, which operated from 1894 to 1957 as the final section of the Grange railway line. History The line opened on 5 February 1894 as an extension of the Grange line and origi ...

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