Grange is a coastal

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of the

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, in

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, located about from the

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. The suburb is named after Captain

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's cottage, built in 1840–41, which still stands and is now a

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. In addition to Grange Beach, the suburb has several parks and reserves, as well as the Grange Hotel, which was originally licensed in 1881.

Geography

Grange is a suburb with partial frontage to

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located about west of the

. Its land boundaries (in

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order from the north-west) are Fort Street, Military Road, Trimmer Parade, Sportsmans Drive, Brebner Drive, Frederick Road and Grange Road.

History

Originally called The Grange, the suburb is named after Captain

's cottage, which originally stood on of farmland. Sturt's farm was subdivided in 1878 by a private company intending to establish a beach resort. The cottage still stands and is now a museum. The name was adopted in 1945 by the local government area of the Town of Henley and Grange following agreement between it and the state's Nomenclature Committee and other government agencies. Boundaries were also established in 1945 over that portion of the Town of Henley and Grange located north of Kirkcaldy Beach Road. On 30 September 1976, its boundaries were revised along with adjoining suburbs including

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and the new suburb of West Lakes. On 19 November 2009, land bounded by Trimmer Parade, Sportsmans Drive, Brebner Drive and Frederick Road was removed from the adjoining suburb of Seaton and added to the northern side of Grange following a proposal put forward by a resident group associated with the "Grange Golf Course Estate" and sponsored by the

Demographics

The 2006 Census by the

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counted 5,238 persons in Grange on census night. Of these, 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. The majority of residents (77.1%) are of Australian birth, with an additional 5.9% naming

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as their country of birth. The age distribution of Grange residents is skewed slightly higher than the greater Australian population. 72% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 28% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%. In 2019 the population had decreased to 4542. The 2021 Census counted a total of 6143 persons. Of these 48% were male and 52% were female. The median age of Grange's population was 49.

Governance

Grange is part of Grange Ward in the

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, being represented in that council by Tom Scheffler and Rachel Tullio. Grange is in the state

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and the federal

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of Hindmarsh.

Community

The local newspaper is the '' Weekly Times Messenger''.

Community groups

A community centre is located on Charles Sturt Avenue.

Schools

Grange Primary School is located on Jetty Street.

Facilities and attractions

Grange Jetty, built in 1879, lies midway along Grange Beach. The Grange Hotel, located on the esplanade overlooking Grange Beach, was originally licensed in 1881.

Parks

In addition to Grange Beach, the suburb has several parks and reserves. Grange Recreation Reserve is located in the northwest of the suburb and offers a playing field and playground. Playgrounds are also located in Lines Reserve, on Lines Street, and Kirkcaldy Park, on Kirkcaldy Avenue. The greenspace in the centre of the suburb is notable as being the location of

's still-extant cottage.

Sport

The Grange Golf Club is a private golf club in Grange featuring two internationally rated 18 hole golf courses. Grange has previously held major professional events including the West Lakes Classic and the South Australian Open and PGA events. The Club has also hosted all major Australian Amateur events including the

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and Interstate Team Australian Junior as well as Australian Women's Amateur events.

Museum

The Charles Sturt Museum is based in Sturt's former home The Grange, which was saved from demolition by being bought by the council in 1956. The museum illustrates his story with "not only ... displays of relics, but interpretive and multimedia displays".

Transportation

Roads

Grange is serviced by Grange Road, connecting the suburb to

. Seaview Road and Military Road link Grange to several of Adelaide's other coastal suburbs. Frederick Road, on the suburb's eastern boundary, connects the suburb with the shopping and entertainment facilities in West Lakes.

Public transport

Grange is serviced by public transport buses and trains run by the

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. Both Grange and East Grange railway stations on the Grange railway line are in the suburb of Grange. Until 1957, the line continued further to terminate at Henley Beach but it closed due to the line being too close to public roads.

References

External links

* {{City of Charles Sturt suburbs Suburbs of Adelaide Populated places established in 1878