Greenacres is a north eastern suburb of
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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in the
City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is considered to be an inner suburb of greater Adelaide. Hampstead Road and Muller Road intersect at the south west corner of Greenacres making it a bustling area during rush hour. These form the western and southern boundaries of the suburb, with Fosters Road on the east and Redward Avenue on the northern boundary. The suburb also features
Hampstead Barracks, a small suburban
Australian Army
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base.
Demography
According to the
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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, at the 2021 census the suburb had a population of 3,356, split evenly between males and females. Approximately 48.7% of Greenacres' residents were born overseas, of whom the largest percentage were born in India followed by China, England, Nepal and Sri Lanka. 2.2% identified themselves as Indigenous Australians. The majority of the population were employed in professional jobs, community and personal services, administration or labouring. Approximately 29.5% of Greenacres' population identify as non-religious, 22% practice Hinduism and 15.4% are Catholic.
References
Suburbs of Adelaide
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