City of Port Adelaide Enfield

LGAs around City of Port Adelaide Enfield:
	City of Salisbury
	City of Port Adelaide Enfield	City of Tea Tree Gully
City of Charles Sturt	City of Prospect	City of Campbelltown

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. It was established in 1996 by amalgamation of former councils, City of Port Adelaide and City of Enfield.

Extending from the River Torrens to Outer Harbor, and covering an area of approximately 97 km², the Port Adelaide Enfield contains some of the South Australia's finest historical buildings and landmarks. The Port Adelaide area is known as the History Precinct, as it is home to the Maritime Museum, the National Railway Museum and the Aviation Museum.

As of 2016 the current Mayor is Gary Johanson, who was elected in 2006. There are 17 ward councillors who represent the residents and businesses of their wards at council meetings.

History

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield.

Main article: City of Port Adelaide

The council of Port Adelaide was established on 27 December 1855 when Port Adelaide was declared a Corporate Town centred at the port of Adelaide which had been opened some years prior in 1837.^[2] From 1884 to 1900 five adjacent district councils were amalgamated with the Corporate Town of Port Adelaide, dramatically increasing its size.^[2] In 1901 Port Adelaide was proclaimed a city by Governor Tennyson.^[2]

Main article: City of Enfield

Centred around the village of Enfield, the District Council of Enfield was formed in 1933 when the District Council of Yatala South was renamed to Enfield.^[3] In April 1944 the District Council of Enfield was upgraded to a municipality and in 1953 to city status.^[2]

Suburbs

Mayor Gary Johanson

Alberton – 5014
Angle Park – 5010
Birkenhead – 5015
Blair Athol – 5084
Broadview – 5083 (part)
Clearview – 5085
Croydon Park – 5008
Dernancourt – 5075 (part)
Devon Park – 5008 (part)
Dry Creek – 5094 (part)
Dudley Park – 5008
Enfield – 5085
Ethelton – 5015
Exeter – 5019
Ferryden Park – 5010
Gepps Cross – 5094
Gilles Plains – 5086 (part)
Gillman – 5013
Glanville – 5015
Greenacres – 5086
Hampstead Gardens – 5086
Hillcrest – 5086
Holden Hill – 5088 (part)
Kilburn – 5084
Klemzig – 5087
Largs Bay – 5016
Largs North – 5016
Manningham – 5086
Mansfield Park – 5012
New Port – 5015
North Haven – 5018
Northfield – 5085
Northgate – 5085
Oakden – 5086
Osborne – 5017
Ottoway – 5013
Outer Harbor – 5018
Peterhead – 5016
Port Adelaide – 5015
Prospect - 5082 (part)
Queenstown – 5014
Regency Park – 5010
Rosewater – 5013
Sefton Park – 5083 (part)
Semaphore – 5019
Semaphore South – 5019
Taperoo – 5017
Valley View – 5093 (part)
Walkley Heights – 5098 (part)
Windsor Gardens – 5087
Wingfield – 5013
Woodville Gardens – 5012

References

Couper-Smartt, J (February 2003). Port Adelaide: Tales from a "Commodious Harbour". Friends of the South Australian Maritime Museum Inc. ISBN 0-646-42058-5.

Footnotes

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (2014), City of Port Adelaide Enfield estimated residential population
1 2 3 4 "Our History: Enfield History". City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
↑ Marsden, Susan (2012). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCILS to 1936" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2016. On 22 June 1933 Yatala South was renamed DC of Enfield.

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Suburbs of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Local government areas of South Australia

Metropolitan Adelaide	Adelaide Adelaide Hills Burnside Campbelltown Charles Sturt Gawler Holdfast Bay Marion Mitcham Norwood Payneham & St Peters Onkaparinga Playford Port Adelaide Enfield Prospect Salisbury Tea Tree Gully Unley Walkerville West Torrens

Eyre Peninsula	Ceduna Cleve Elliston Franklin Harbour Kimba Lower Eyre Peninsula Port Augusta Port Lincoln Streaky Bay Tumby Bay Wudinna Whyalla

Central	Barossa Barunga West Clare and Gilbert Valleys Copper Coast Flinders Ranges Goyder Light Mallala Mount Remarkable Northern Areas Orroroo Carrieton Peterborough Port Pirie Wakefield Yorke Peninsula

Southern and Hills	Alexandrina Kangaroo Island Mount Barker Victor Harbor Yankalilla

Murray Mallee	Berri Barmera The Coorong Gerard Karoonda East Murray Loxton Waikerie Mid Murray Murray Bridge Renmark Paringa Southern Mallee

Southeast	Grant Kingston Mount Gambier Naracoorte Lucindale Robe Tatiara Wattle Range

Outback	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Coober Pedy Maralinga Tjarutja Nepabunna Outback Communities Authority Roxby Downs Yalata

Coordinates: 34°51′S 138°30′E / 34.850°S 138.500°E / -34.850; 138.500

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