Renown Park is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
Renown Park Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,663 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1920 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5008[2] | ||||||||||||||
Location | 4.1 km (3 mi) NE of Adelaide city centre[2] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Charles Sturt | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Croydon (2011)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Adelaide (2019)[4] | ||||||||||||||
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The suburb lies between Torrens Road and the Gawler railway line, which form its southwestern and eastern boundaries, respectively, with South Road intersecting the suburb in the east.[6]
The suburb was established in 1920. It emerged from the sale of land belonging to a John McQuillan upon his death. The land was described in an advertisement as "that fine level area just beyond the Ovingham railway-station". The suburb was named in 1920 shortly after HMS Renown brought the Prince of Wales to Australia.[7]
Renown Park west of South Road was serviced by the City–Cheltenham tram line along Torrens Road, but this line was removed in 1958.[8][9]
The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 1,697 persons in Renown Park on census night. Of these, 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female.[5]
The majority of residents (54.2%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Vietnam (7.6%), India (4.5%), China (3.8%), England (2.3%), and Greece (1.8).[5] Additionally, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent made up 1.4% of the suburb.
In terms of religious affiliation, 30.8% of residents attributed themselves to being irreligious, 19.7% attributed themselves to being Catholic, 8.0% attributed themselves to be Eastern Orthodox, and 6.6% attributed themselves to being Buddhist.[5] Within Renown Park, 87.4% of the residents were employed, with the remaining 12.6% being unemployed.[5]
The local newspaper is the Weekly Times Messenger. Other regional and national newspapers such as The Advertiser and The Australian are also available.[10]
Brompton Primary School is located on Napier Street.[11]
Sam Johnson Sportsground is located between Bolingbroke Avenue and Cavan Avenue, as well as Angus Reserve just off of Angus Court.[6]
Renown Park is serviced by South Road, linking the suburb to the far north and south of Adelaide, and Torrens Road, which connects Renown Park with Adelaide city centre.[6]
Renown Park is serviced by public transport run by the Adelaide Metro.[12]
The Gawler railway line passes beside the suburb. The closest station is Ovingham, on Renown Park's southeastern boundary.[12]
The suburb is serviced by bus routes run by the Adelaide Metro.[12]
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