Gawler South, South Australia
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Gawler South is a suburb of the South Australia
n town of Gawler
, located in the northern Adelaide
metropolitan area region, 43 km north of Adelaide
. It is bordered by the South Para River and the suburbs of Gawler, Reid (Gawler West) and Evanston.
A railway line was built from Adelaide
to Gawler in 1879, with the Gawler Railway Station being established in the Gawler South area. The railway was extended to the Barossa Valley (Angaston, South Australia
). The Gawler South Station is now still a stationyard for housing trains for the TransAdelaide line to Adelaide.
The shopping precinct is still very commercially viable, extending Gawler's central business district across the Adelaide Road Bridge (on the South Para River) along an almost one kilometre road length.
. Gawler South lies in the state electoral district of Light
and the federal electoral division of Wakefield
.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n town of Gawler
Gawler, South Australia
Gawler is the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is located north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley...
, located in the northern Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
metropolitan area region, 43 km north of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
. It is bordered by the South Para River and the suburbs of Gawler, Reid (Gawler West) and Evanston.
History
Gawler South is a subdivision of the Gawler township. It has streets named from First to Twenty Fourth, originally named with local identities and royal connections. The suburb has attracted a railway station (see below) and tram line (now disused), racecourse, and Anglican Church during its colonial history. After Federation, suburban infill allowed the nightcart lanes installed into these now suburban blocks to stay at the location.A railway line was built from Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
to Gawler in 1879, with the Gawler Railway Station being established in the Gawler South area. The railway was extended to the Barossa Valley (Angaston, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
). The Gawler South Station is now still a stationyard for housing trains for the TransAdelaide line to Adelaide.
Layout
The housing lots have been arranged in several different directions. This takes into account the stages of development around the suburb. There is a north-south grid orientation around the south-westerly section of the suburb (by the railway station). The shopping precinct along Adelaide Road provides a grid-fashion at approximately 45 degrees to the south-westerly grid. A Housing Trust subdivision was built in the post-World War Two period on the river flats, between the South Para and the Gawler Rivers.The suburb today
A new subdivision during the 1990s was started on the foothills, adjacent to the South Para River.The shopping precinct is still very commercially viable, extending Gawler's central business district across the Adelaide Road Bridge (on the South Para River) along an almost one kilometre road length.
Governance
Gawler South is governed at the local level by the Town of GawlerTown of Gawler
The Town of Gawler is a Local Government Area north of Adelaide in South Australia containing Gawler and its suburbs. The Corporation of the Town of Gawler was established on 9 July 1857 as the residents were not happy that the town area was covered by three different district councils...
. Gawler South lies in the state electoral district of Light
Electoral district of Light
Light is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Colonel William Light who was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. The electorate was created in 1857, abolished in 1902 and reinstated in 1936...
and the federal electoral division of Wakefield
Division of Wakefield
The Division of Wakefield is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. It is located north of Adelaide, incorporating the outer northern suburbs of Salisbury and Elizabeth, and extending north as far as Clare. It covers the east coast of the Gulf St Vincent north of...
.