Cheltenham is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located on Kaurna Land in the City of Charles Sturt.
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Population | 2,236 (2021 census)[1] 2,043 (2001 Census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1849[3] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5014[4] | ||||||||||||||
Location | 9.2 km (6 mi) NW of Adelaide city centre[4] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Charles Sturt[5] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cheltenham (2011)[6] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||||
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The suburb lies between Port Road and Cheltenham Parade, which form its southwest and eastern boundaries respectively. The suburb is split in two by the Outer Harbor railway line.[7]
Cheltenham Post Office opened on 8 February 1897 and closed in 1910.[8] General Motors Holden had a plant here and it was demolished in the early 1990s.
The 2021 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 2,236 persons in Cheltenham on census night. Of these, 48.1% were male and 50.9% were female.[1]
The majority of residents (71.5%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being England (5.3%) and India (2.5%).[1]
The age distribution of Cheltenham residents is similar to that of the greater Australian population. 71.3% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 69.9%; and 28.7% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 30.1%.[1]
Cheltenham is part of Woodville Ward in the City of Charles Sturt local government area, being represented in that council by Oanh Nguyen and Robert Grant.[5]
Cheltenham lies in the state electoral district of Cheltenham[6] and the federal electoral division of Port Adelaide.[9] The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by Joe Szakacs[6] and federally by Mark Butler.[9]
Cheltenham Cemetery, located between Port Road and Cheltenham Parade,[7] was established in 1876.[citation needed][10]
Cheltenham is serviced by Port Road, connecting the suburb to Port Adelaide and Adelaide city centre, and by Cheltenham Parade.[7]
Cheltenham is serviced by public transport run by the Adelaide Metro.[11]
The Outer Harbor train service passes through the suburb. The closest stations are Cheltenham and Cheltenham Racecourse.[11] (now closed).
Trams previously ran through Cheltenham, but the lines were removed.
The suburb is serviced by bus routes run by the Adelaide Metro.[11]