Unley Park is a southern suburb of
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater A ...
in the
City of Unley. Its postcode is 5061.
It is located on the north side of
Cross Road and east of the
Belair railway line. Access via public transport is from the
Unley Park railway station,
Millswood railway station and the Unley Road "
Go Zone".
A feature of the district is leafy Victoria Avenue—Adelaide's wealthiest street, containing many large and luxurious houses built between the two World Wars.
Politically, the suburb is safe for the
Liberals; at the
2010 election, the Liberal Party attracted 62.33% of the primary vote at the nearby
Hyde Park polling booth.
History
Unley Park Post Office opened on 2 January 1946 and closed in 1999.
Two historic private schools were located on Thornber Street, Unley Park: Kyre College (which was the nucleus of
Scotch College) at number 4, and
Mrs. Thornber's School, later associated with
Tormore House School
Tormore School was a private boarding and day school for girls in North Adelaide, South Australia.
History
Tormore House had its origins in a small school for girls set up by Elizabeth McMinn (c. 1840 – 26 December 1937) and her two sisters Sa ...
, at number 39. Both were dissolved early in the 20th Century.
See also
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Heywood Park
References
Suburbs of Adelaide
Populated places established in 1840
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