Urrbrae is a suburb of

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. It is located in the

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. Located at the foot of the Adelaide Hills, it is bordered on the east by the South Eastern Freeway, and the Old Toll House, which marked the traditional entrance to the city of

in the 19th century.

History

In the early 1850s, Robert Forsyth Macgeorge bought land in the area and built a house, naming the estate Urrbrae after the village

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; the word ''brae'' refers to a hillside, especially near a river or creek. One notable son was the architect

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(1832–1918).

Demographics

The 2016 Census by the

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counted 966 persons in Urrbrae on census night. Of these, 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. The majority of residents (68.5%) were of Australian birth, with other common census responses being China (5.3%) and England (5.2%). The age distribution of Urrbrae residents was comparable to that of the greater Australian population. 71.1% of residents were over 25 years in 2016, compared to the Australian average of 68.5%; and 28.9% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 31.5%.

Attractions

Urrbrae House Historic Precinct

Urrbrae House is a two-storey, bluestone mansion located on Walter Young Avenue, on the Waite Campus of the

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. Not the suburb's namesake, the current house was actually completed in 1891 by the philanthropist Peter Waite, replacing the original single-storey home of Robert MacGeorge, which was for many years rented by Edward Stirling Snr. It was probably Waite, a

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like MacGeorge, who opted to carry on the name Urrbrae. For many years, Urrbrae House was the family home of Waite, his wife Matilda and their family. After Peter and Matilda's death, the house was bequeathed to the University of Adelaide, being handed over in February 1923 by the couple's two daughters. Urrbrae House was the first home in Adelaide to be electrified.
The page also contains information about: *Urrbrae House *Urrbrae House Historic Precinct, which includes Urrbrae House, the Coach House and Stables, Waite Arboretum and the Waite Campus of the University of Adelaide *Birksgate, built 1851, demolished in 1971 to establish Miramonte *The Glen, built in the 1840s, sold to the Passionist Catholic order in 1896, is now the monastery of St Paul's Retreat *Hartly Bank, which became Claremont in the mid-1860s *Alverstoke, adjacent to Claremont The house and its surrounds now constitute the Urrbrae House Historic Precinct within the university campus.

St Paul's Retreat Monastery

On Cross Road, in the suburb's north, lies the

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of St Paul's Retreat. Formerly an oriental-style mansion named ''The Glen'', the house was occupied for several years by a retired Indian

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. Later, the house passed to the Boothby family before being sold in 1896 to the Passionist Catholic order. As well as the monastery, St Paul's Retreat includes a convent and other facilities lying outside the suburb.

Waite Research Precinct

As well as the University of Adelaide's Waite Campus, the precinct contains: *

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(ACPFG); * Australian Grain Technologies *

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(AWRI); *

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research laboratories; *

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(PIRSA) *

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(SARDI) *

Urrbrae Agricultural High School Urrbrae Agricultural High School is a public high school in the Australian state of South Australia, with approximately 1,016 students. The school is located in the Adelaide suburb of Netherby, about south-east of the Adelaide city centre. ...

University of Adelaide Waite Campus

The

's Waite Campus is primarily located in the west and southwest of Urrbrae, extending into the neighbouring suburbs of Springfield and

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. Developed on land bequeathed by the late owner of Urrbrae House, Peter Waite, Waite Campus holds several research facilities: *

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(WRI)
The page also contains links to: *Urrbrae House Historic Precinct *Waite Research Institute *Waite Arboretum *Waite Conservation Reserve as well as information about the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics. * Waite Conservation Reserve * Waite Arboretum

Parks

There are parks and small reserves throughout the suburb.

Transport

Roads

Cross Road forms the northern boundary of Urrbrae and

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forms part of the eastern boundary. The South Eastern freeway starts from here too.

Public transport

Urrbrae is serviced by public transport run by the

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Climate

References

External links

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