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Hindmarsh is an inner
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 ...
.
The suburb is located between
South Road
South Road and its southern section as Main South Road outside of Adelaide is a major north–south conduit connecting Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula, in South Australia. It is one of Adelaide's most important arterial and bypass roads. As ...
to the west and
North Adelaide
North Adelaide is a predominantly residential precinct and suburb of the City of Adelaide in South Australia, situated north of the River Torrens and within the Adelaide Park Lands.
History
Surveyor-General Colonel William Light of the colo ...
. The
River Torrens
The River Torrens , (Karrawirra Parri / Karrawirraparri) is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains. It was one of the main reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the ...
forms its southern boundary and the
Grange and
Outer Harbour railway line forms the northeast.
History
Before the
colonisation of South Australia
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in 1836, the land now called Hindmarsh was occupied by the
Kaurna
The Kaurna people (, ; also Coorna, Kaura, Gaurna and other variations) are a group of Aboriginal people whose traditional lands include the Adelaide Plains of South Australia. They were known as the Adelaide tribe by the early settlers. Kaurn ...
people.
The suburb was named by South Australia's first
Governor
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, Sir
John Hindmarsh. Hindmarsh was the first owner of section 353 in the
Hundred of Yatala
The Hundred of Yatala is a cadastral unit of hundred in South Australia covering much of the Adelaide metropolitan area north of the River Torrens. It is one of the eleven hundreds of the County of Adelaide stretching from the Torrens in the sout ...
, being among the earliest to make a selection of a "country section" to which he and other early investors in South Australia were entitled by their purchase of land orders prior to settlement (see ''
Lands administrative divisions of South Australia § Land division history''). He and
Arthur Lindsay subdivided the land in June 1838 and were responsible for it being laid out as the first private town in the colony of South Australia.
In the process, according to South Australian historian
Geoffrey Manning, the Governor "acquired a dubious reputation by prohibiting squatting in the Parklands, thus forcing people to acquire land in the subdivision".
[
In 1916, the old town hall was expanded and extensively refurbished by noted cinema architect Chris A. Smith, to accommodated use as a ]picture theatre
A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall (Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the movies, the pictures, picture theater, the silver screen, the big screen, or simply theater is a ...
. This was the Star Theatre, one of cinema chain
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owner Dan Clifford's earliest cinemas. Later known as the Odeon Star, Cinema Italia, Cinema Europa, and Windsor Theatre, the cinema eventually closed in 1990.[PDF]
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The modern suburb of Hindmarsh has western and southern boundaries contiguous with the original village and section 353, the Torrens River
The River Torrens , (Karrawirra Parri / Karrawirraparri) is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains. It was one of the main reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the ...
being the southern boundary. The modern suburb includes land between Port Road and the railway line
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as well, making the railway line the northern border instead of Port Road, as it was for the early village.
Demographics
The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 231 persons in Hindmarsh on census night. Of these, 61.1% were male and 38.9% were female.[
The majority of residents (66.8%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being ]England
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(5.2%), South Korea
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(4.3%), Malaysia
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(3.8%), Thailand
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(3.3%), and Italy
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(1.9%).[ Additionally, people of ]Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
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descent made up 2.6% of the suburb.[
In terms of religious affiliation, 46.8% of residents attributed themselves to being irreligious, 17.9% attributed themselves to being ]Catholic
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, 6.8% attributed themselves to be Buddhist
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, and 6.4% attributed themselves to being Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.
Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...
.[ Within Welland, 82.8% of the residents were employed, with the remaining 17.2% being unemployed.][
]
Politics
Local government
Hindmarsh 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
** Organized labour and the la ...
Member Matt Mitchell.
State and federal
Hindmarsh lies in the state electoral district of West Torrens. Prior to the 2016 redistribution it was in the Croydon
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district. and the federal electoral division
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of Adelaide
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.[ The suburb is represented in the ]South Australian House of Assembly
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by Tom Koutsantonis
Anastasious "Tom" Koutsantonis is an Australian politician in the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, representing the seats of West Torrens (2002−current) and Peake (1997−2002) as a Labor member in the South Australian ...
[ and federally by Steve Georganas.][
]
Community
The local newspaper is (was?) the ''Weekly Times Messenger
''Weekly Times Messenger'' was a weekly suburban newspaper in Adelaide, South Australia, part of the Messenger Newspapers group. The ''Weekly Times area stretched from Woodville in the north, through to Adelaide Airport in the south, and cove ...
''. Other regional and national newspapers such as '' The Advertiser'' and ''The Australian
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'' are also available.
Facilities and attractions
The Gov
The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, more commonly known as The Gov on Port Road, Hindmarsh, was opened in 1848. It underwent renovations in 1988, but had fallen into disrepair when new owners the Tonkins took over in 1993. "The Gov" was developed into a major and popular live music venue, with five separate performing spaces and featuring a wide range of genres of music. It has attracted performers such as Billy Bragg, Vika and Linda Bull
Vika and Linda, also known as Vika and Linda Bull, are an Australian vocal duo consisting of Vika Susan Bull (born 1966) and her younger sister, Linda Rose Bull . They came to prominence after singing backing vocals in Joe Camilleri's band The ...
, Paul Kelly and The Whitlams
The Whitlams are an Australian indie rock band formed in late 1992. The original line-up was Tim Freedman on keyboards and lead vocals, Andy Lewis on double bass and Stevie Plunder on guitar and lead vocals. Other than mainstay Freedman, the ...
, as well as lesser-known musicians, local schools' annual concerts and weekly open mic
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sessions in the front bar. The venue has won a number of awards, such as both the AHA(SA) and National AHA awards for Best Live Music Venue in 2017. It has been described as "the city's mecca for live music". Its performance spaces are also used by the Adelaide Fringe
The Adelaide Fringe, formerly Adelaide Fringe Festival, is the world's second-largest annual arts festival (after the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Between mid-February and mid-March each year, ...
each year.
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
The Adelaide Entertainment Centre
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is a major venue for all kinds of performances, from small intimate spaces to large concerts. It houses up to 11,300 people.
Other venues
*The 16,500-seat Hindmarsh Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium (currently known as Coopers Stadium due to sponsorship from Adelaide-based company Coopers Brewery) is a multi-purpose stadium in Hindmarsh, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Austral ...
, home to the Adelaide United
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football club
*Holden Street Theatres
Holden Street Theatres (HST) is a South Australian performing arts theatre complex in Hindmarsh, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide. It is housed in the heritage-listed All Saints' Anglican Church (also known as All Saints' Church) complex. T ...
, a performing arts precinct
*The Education Development Centre, a conference venue owned by the state Department for Education
* Seven Network's Adelaide studio
* The Hindmarsh Library, a public library servicing the area.
Shopping and dining
There are many cafes and restaurants along Port Road and elsewhere in the suburb, as well as the Gaganis Bros wholesaler.
Heritage listings
* Hindmarsh Town Hall (1936), designed by Christopher Arthur Smith
Christopher Arthur Smith (19 November 1892 – 2 March 1952), also known as Chris Smith and Chris A. Smith, was a South Australian architect. He was a prolific designer of picture theatres and public buildings in Adelaide and regional South Austr ...
. listed on the South Australian Heritage Register
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23 November 1989.
*Sacred Heart Church, Port Road, was designed in Romanesque Revival
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style by Adelaide architect Herbert Jory
Harrold Herbert Jory (20 March 1888 – 16 May 1966) , known as Herbert Jory, was a South Australian architect. He was a partner in the leading firm of Woods, Bagot & Jory from 1913, which became Woods, Bagot, Jory & Laybourne Smith from 1915 t ...
of Woods, Bagot, Jory & Laybourne Smith and opened in November 1924 as St Saviour's Church. The church was renamed and dedicated as Sacred Heart Church in 1950. It is a Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (MSC; la, Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis; french: Missionnaires du Sacré-Coeur) are a missionary congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1854 by Servant of God Jules Chevalier (182 ...
(MSC) church. The church and its priory
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were locally heritage-listed by the council on 12 September 2017.
Transport
Port Road is the main arterial road connecting the suburb to the Adelaide city centre
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, while
South Road
South Road and its southern section as Main South Road outside of Adelaide is a major north–south conduit connecting Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula, in South Australia. It is one of Adelaide's most important arterial and bypass roads. As ...
forms its western boundary.[
Hindmarsh is serviced by public transport run by the ]Adelaide Metro
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:
*The Grange and Outer Harbour railway line passes beside the suburb.[ The closest station is ]Bowden Bowden may refer to:
Places Australia
* Bowden Island, one of the Family Islands in Queensland
* Bowden, South Australia, northwestern suburb of Adelaide
* Bowden railway station
Canada
* Bowden, Alberta, town in central Alberta
England
* Bowde ...
.[
*Adelaide Metro operates a tram service to the Entertainment Centre, which is free from anywhere in the city centre.][
*The suburb is serviced by several bus routes.][
]
See also
* List of Adelaide suburbs
This is a list of the suburbs of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, with their postcodes and local government areas (LGAs). This article does not include suburbs and localities within the Adelaide Hills region.
Adelaide's most expe ...
References
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