College Park (previously "College Town") is a small, leafy, residential eastern suburb of
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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, in the
City of Norwood Payneham St Peters
The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is a metropolitan local government area of South Australia. It covers the inner eastern suburbs of Adelaide. It is divided into five wards: Torrens, Payneham, West Norwood/Kent Town, Kensington (each ele ...
. It is always the most expensive suburb in South Australia, with a median sale price of $3.3 million as of 2024.
History
* College Park Post Office opened on 21 October 1946.
*
Lionel Logue
Lionel George Logue (26 February 1880 – 12 April 1953) was an Australian speech and language therapist and amateur stage actor who helped George VI, King George VI manage his Stuttering, stammer.
Early life and family
Logue was born on 26 F ...
was born in this suburb on 26 February 1880.
Heritage listings
College Park contains a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* 1–13 Payneham Road:
Bon Marche Building
* 15 Payneham Road:
Bell's Plumbers Shop
* 9 Trinity Street:
Airlie Hostel
References
Suburbs of Adelaide
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