Cheltenham is a

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. It is located on

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Land in the

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Geography

The suburb lies between Port Road and Cheltenham Parade, which form its southwest and eastern boundaries respectively. The suburb is split in two by the Outer Harbor railway line.

History

Cheltenham Post Office opened on 8 February 1897 and closed in 1910. In 1923, Holden Motor Body Builders established a site known as the

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in Cheltenham. Three years later it had expanded to and was employing 5,500 people. The plant attracted a lot of people to live in the area and especially in the adjacent suburb of Woodville through the 20th century. However, Holden progressively moved its operations to its Elizabeth plant through the 1980s, leading to the closure of Holden Woodville Plant.

Demographics

The 2021 Census by the

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counted 2,236 persons in Cheltenham on census night. Of these, 48.1% were male and 50.9% were female. The majority of residents (71.5%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being

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(5.3%) and

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(2.5%). The age distribution of Cheltenham residents is similar to that of the greater Australian population. 71.3% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 69.9%; and 28.7% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 30.1%.

Politics

Local government

Cheltenham is part of Woodville Ward in the

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, being represented in that council by Oanh Nguyen and Robert Grant.

State and federal

Cheltenham lies in the state

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and the federal

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. The suburb is represented in the

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and federally by

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Facilities and attractions

Cheltenham Cemetery

Cheltenham Cemetery Bouncer's Lane Cemetery, also known as Cheltenham Cemetery and Prestbury Cemetery, at Bouncer's Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, is a cemetery founded by the Burial Board of the Improvement Commissioners for Cheltenham. Consecrated in 1864, it rema ...

, located between Port Road and Cheltenham Parade, was established in 1876.

Transportation

Roads

Cheltenham is serviced by Port Road, connecting the suburb to

and

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, and by Cheltenham Parade.

Public transport

Cheltenham is serviced by public transport run by the

Adelaide Metro Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of the Adelaide area, around the capital city of South Australia. It is an intermodal passenger transport, intermodal system offering an integrated network of Buses in Adelaide, bus, Glenelg tram, ...

Rail

The Outer Harbor railway line passes through the suburb. The closest stations are

and

Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham Racecourse at Prestbury Park, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, hosts National Hunt horse racing. Racing at Cheltenham took place in 1815, but comprised only minor flat races on Nottingham Hill. The first racing on Cleeve ...

. (now closed). Trams previously ran through Cheltenham, but the lines were removed.

Buses

The suburb is serviced by bus routes run by the Adelaide Metro.

References

External links

* {{City of Charles Sturt suburbs Suburbs of Adelaide Populated places established in 1849 1849 establishments in Australia