Torrensville, South Australia
| Torrensville Adelaide, South Australia |
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 Torrensville is one of the three adjacent suburbs in West Torrens, that are densely populated by Greek-Australians |
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| Population: | 3,765(2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 5031 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 2 km (1 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of West Torrens | ||||||||||||
| State District: | West Torrens | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||
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Torrensville is a middle-class suburb, two kilometres west of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It was named after Irish-born colonial premier Robert Torrens.
Torrensville has a predominantly Greek Australian population, and a lesser number of Italian Australians residents, following mass migration in the middle of the 20th century.
Torrensville is in the City of West Torrens local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of West Torrens and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Hindmarsh.
Both the state and federal MPs, representing the electoral districts that include Torrensville, are notable Greek Australians: Tom Koutsantonis and Steve Georganas of the Australian Labor Party. Their success in winning office is partly due to the high population of Greek Australians in their electoral districts, mostly from Torrensville, neighbouring Thebarton, and neighbouring Mile End which contains St. George, Adelaide's largest Greek Orthodox church.
Revitalization of the Adelaide's inner suburbs has made Henley Beach Road a vibrant shopping area with many cafes.
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[edit] History
New Thebarton Post Office opened on 1 November 1879 and was renamed Torrensville in 1909.[2]
[edit] Places of interest
- Thebarton Theatre, a historic and popular entertainment venue
- Thebarton Oval, once used as an Australian Rules Football ground by West Torrens Football Club
[edit] Education
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Torrensville (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC42711&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=SA&country=. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
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