Valley View is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It spans three separate local government areas. They are the City of Salisbury, the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, and the

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. The suburb's boundaries are defined by the intersection of

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, Grand Junction and

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Roads in the south, and Wright and Kelly Roads in the north and east.

History

Valley View Post Office opened on 1 June 1967 and closed in 1993. An earlier office was opened as ''Para Vista'' on 13 January 1964, was renamed ''Valley View'' in October 1964 and ''Valley View East'' in May 1967 and closed in August 1967.

Demographics

The 2006 Census by the

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counted 5,981 persons in Valley View on census night. Of these, 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. The majority of residents (70.5%) are of Australian birth, with another common census response being England (6.3%). The age distribution of Valley View residents is comparable to that of the greater Australian population. 71.0% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 29.0% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.

Attractions

Parks

The largest park in Valley View is Thomas Turner Reserve on Nelson Road. Dry Creek runs through the reserve from east to west, dividing the Valley View golf course from the other areas in the park.

Transport

Roads

The suburb is serviced by the following main roads: *Walkleys Road, running north–south between Ingle Farm and

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. * Grand Junction Road, running east–west between

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and Vista *

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, running northeast–southwest between Collinswood and

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Public transport

Valley View is serviced by public transport run by the Adelaide Metro.

References

External links

City of SalisburyCity of Port Adelaide EnfieldCity of Tea Tree GullyLocal Government Association of SA – City of SalisburyLocal Government Association of SA – City of Port Adelaide EnfieldLocal Government Association of SA – City of Tea Tree Gully
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