The City of Charles Sturt is a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the western suburbs of

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

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, stretching to the coast. The council was formed on 1 January 1997 as a result of the amalgamation of the

City of Hindmarsh Woodville The City of Hindmarsh Woodville was a local government area in South Australia from 1993 to 1997 seated at the inner north west Adelaide suburbs of Hindmarsh and Woodville. It came into existence on 2 August 1993 with the amalgamation of the To ...

and the

City of Henley and Grange The City of Henley and Grange was a local government area in South Australia from 1915 to 1997, seated at the Adelaide seaside suburb of Henley Beach. At the time of its establishment, it comprised four wards, each spanning the width of the loc ...

. It comprises a mix of residential, industrial and commercial areas and had a population of 111,759 in 2016.

History

The first local government to be established in the area was the

District Council of Hindmarsh The District Council of Hindmarsh was a local government area in South Australia from 1853 to 1875, seated at the inner north west Adelaide suburb of Hindmarsh. At the time of its establishment the population was approximately 3,500. History ...

(established in 1853), covering the north west suburbs of Adelaide south of the port and north of the Torrens. The boundaries of the Hindmarsh district council were remarkably similar to the boundaries of the City of Charles Sturt, but the intervening years from 1874 to 1997 saw several divisions and amalgamations in the original council area, leading to the current boundaries. In 1874 the

Town of Hindmarsh The Town of Hindmarsh was a local government area in South Australia from 1874 to 1993, encompassing on the inner north west Adelaide suburbs of Hindmarsh, Bowden and Brompton. History The Corporation of the Town of Hindmarsh was proclaimed o ...

seceded from the original district council, the latter changing its name to

District Council of Woodville The City of Woodville was a local government area in South Australia from 1875 to 1993, seated at the inner north west Adelaide suburb of Woodville. History The District Council of Hindmarsh, covering the north west suburbs of Adelaide, had b ...

a year later. The Town of Hindmarsh included the near-city communities of Hindmarsh,

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, Brompton,

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and what would become Renown Park. The District Council of Woodville ultimately came to be seated at the present-day civic centre on Woodville Road at Woodville. As part of the

District Councils Act 1887 The District Councils Act 1887 was an act of the Parliament of South Australia. It received assent on 9 December 1887, and its provisions came into effect when proclaimed by Governor William C. F. Robinson on 5 January 1888. The legislation intro ...

consolidation of local government in the state, the rump of the

District Council of Glanville The District Council of Glanville was a local government area in South Australia from 1864 to 1888. History It was first proclaimed on 14 July 1864. A month later on 11 August, another proclamation rescinded the initial proclamation, due to an er ...

was amalgamated into Woodville council as the Davenport ward in 1888. This closely following the creation of the

Town of Semaphore The corporate town of Semaphore was a local government area in South Australia. It was created on 20 December 1883, and re-gazetted on 17 January 1884, from areas which had been part of the District Council of Lefevre's Peninsula and District Cou ...

which removed a significantly-populated portion of Glanville. This now meant that the Woodville council's western boundary was the coastline from the Torrens to

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. In December 1915, the seaside communities of

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 ...

and

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seceded from Woodville council (along with the

West Beach West Beach may refer to: ;Australia *West Beach, South Australia West Beach is a seaside suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in both the City of Charles Sturt and the City of West Torrens. History West Beach was first laid out in ...

area of West Torrens council) to form the Municipality of Henley and Grange The Woodville and Hindmarsh councils were reunited in 1993 as the

, and, four years later, the City of Henley and Grange was also reunited to form the present boundaries as the City of Charles Sturt.

Councillors

The current council is:

Suburbs

* Albert Park * Allenby Gardens * Athol Park *

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* Brompton *

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* Devon Park * Findon * Flinders Park * Fulham Gardens *

Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Great ...

* Henley Beach South * Hindmarsh *

Kidman Park Kidman Park is a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt. History Once owned by the eponymous pastoralist, Sidney Kidman, Kidman Park was established in 1954 by the South Australian Housing Trust ...

Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...

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* Pennington * Renown Park * Ridleyton *

Rosewater Rose water ( fa, گلاب) is a flavoured water made by steeping rose petals in water. It is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals, a by-product of the production of rose oil for use in perfume. Rose water is also used to flavour ...

* Royal Park * Seaton *

Semaphore Park Semaphore Park is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located in the west of Adelaide on the coastline of Gulf St Vincent. The northern end of the suburb is considered to be located within the Lefevre Peninsula. Semaphore Park o ...

* St Clair *

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* West Croydon * West Hindmarsh *

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* West Lakes Shore * Woodville *

Woodville North Woodville North is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 10 km from the Adelaide city centre, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Charles Sturt. The post code for Woodville North is 5012. It is adjacent to ...

* Woodville Park * Woodville South * Woodville West

References

External links

City of Charles Sturt websiteCity of Charles Sturt LGA SA pageCity of Charles Sturt community profile
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History

Councillors

Suburbs

See also

References

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