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Lockleys is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, located on Kaurna land, in the City of West Torrens.

Lockleys Adelaide, South Australia
Lockleys
Coordinates	34.925°S 138.531°E / -34.925; 138.531
Population	5,987 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5032
LGA(s)	City of West Torrens
State electorate(s)	West Torrens, Colton
Federal division(s)	Hindmarsh
Suburbs around Lockleys: Fulham Gardens Kidman Park Flinders Park Fulham Lockleys Underdale West Beach Adelaide Airport Brooklyn Park

Australian Bureau of Statistics data from May 2021 revealed that Adelaide's western suburbs had the lowest unemployment rate in South Australia.[2]

History

The area was subject to flooding by the River Torrens, which originally ran into an area named "The Reedbeds" in the upper reaches of the Port River. In the 1930s the Torrens Channel, also named Breakout Creek, was cut through the coastal dunes to Gulf St Vincent, to drain the wetlands and eliminate the flooding. A large part of Lockleys is within a bend of the River Torrens.

Hence, prior to subdivision, the area was renowned for its rich soil, market gardens and greenhouses. The name comes from a property (section 145) owned by Charles Brown Fisher,[3] then Edward Meade Bagot and Gabriel Bennett, who built a course there for amateur horse racing. The property was rented by trainers J. Eden Savill and C. Leslie Macdonald for their Lockleys Stables where many good racehorses were prepared.[4]

The area was divided for housing, however the Hank family lived on Torrens Avenue, Lockleys [5] and had established 11 acres[6] of market garden there after world war I.[6] The Hank brothers (Ray, Bill and Bob) all attended the Lockleys Primary School[6] in Brooklyn Park and would all become footballers for the West Torrens Football Club in the SANFL. Bob Hank would go on to become an AFL Hall of Fame inductee, winning the Magarey Medal in both 1946 and 1947 and winning a record 9 league best and fairest awards for his club. A pavilion in the eastern grandstand at Adelaide Oval is named the Bob Hank Pavilion [7] and the grandstand at Thebarton Oval is named the Hank Brothers Stand after these Australian Football legends. Bob Hank also famously clean bowled Sir Donald Bradman in a District Cricket final in March 1947 whilst playing for the West Torrens Cricket Club against Bradman's Kensington Cricket Club.[8]

The former John Martin's department store had a bulk warehouse on Pierson Street, which was also a storage location for the floats used in the company's annual Christmas Pageant.[9] The warehouse was converted by EDS for a data and call centre, which opened in 1996,[10] and later owned by the Maras Group and operated by Westpac as a mortgage processing centre.[9] In September 2021 a development application was announced for rezoning the call centre and adjacent child care centre, to allow a medium density residential development to be built on the site.[11]

Lockleys was the home of the former Odeon Star cinema, later renamed to Windsor Lockleys Cinema, on Henley Beach Road which ceased operating in August 2012 and was demolished in 2020 after widespread public debate and resistance from organisations who saw its heritage and cultural value to the area.[12]

Sport

Lockleys is home to the Lockleys Football Club, known as the Demons, who play in the South Australian Amateur Football League.[13] AFLW player Ebony Marinoff played for the club,[14] as well as former AFL player Jimmy Toumpas.

The Lockleys Football Club facilities are shared with the West Torrens Baseball Club.[15] The South Australian Badminton Association is also located in Lockleys, neighbouring the football club and baseball club.[16] The Kooyonga Golf Club is also located in Lockleys. Kooyonga was the name of the suburb before it became Lockleys.

Government

Lockleys is in the City of West Torrens local government area, split between the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Colton and electoral district of West Torrens, and in the Australian House of Representatives Division of Hindmarsh.

Education

Lockleys North Primary School
Address
55 Malurus Avenue Lockleys , South Australia Australia
Coordinates	34.920°S 138.538°E / -34.920; 138.538 (Lockleys North Primary School)
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Aim high
Established	1960[17]
Principal	Tyson Grinham
Enrolment	462[18] (2012)
Colour(s)	Blue   White
Website	www.lnps.sa.edu.au

The suburb has a state primary school Lockleys North Primary School and a parochial primary school St Francis School.

St Francis School
Address
458 Henley Beach Road Lockleys , South Australia Australia
Coordinates	34.9243°S 138.5261°E / -34.9243; 138.5261 (St Francis School)
Information
Type	Catholic school
Motto	Faith, Peace, Wisdom
Established	1967
Principal	Phil Schultz
Enrolment	438[19] (2020)
Colour(s)	Blue   Green   Gold
Website	www.sflockleys.catholic.edu.au

Despite its name, Lockleys Primary School is located in neighbouring suburb Brooklyn Park.

Lockleys North Primary School

Lockleys North Primary School is a coeducational grades R-6 school located on Malurus Avenue.[20] Students come from a wide variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds due to the demographics of West Torrens area.[20]

History

With the expansion of the western suburbs of Adelaide the school was built in 1960.[17] The school celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open day for old scholars and old staff on 14 November 2010.[17]

Facilities

In August 2010 Lockleys North Primary School built two new buildings – "Tirkandi" (Library) and "Torrens" (classrooms for year 6-7's).[20] The library was opened by Steve Georganas, the member of parliament for the seat of Hindmarsh.[21]

The school grounds also have a soccer pitch which not only used by the school but also other clubs.[22] The gymnasium is also used for badminton by outside clubs.[23]

Special programs

Specialist programs are offered in science, physical education, music, German and Greek.[20][24]

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  Auditorium
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  Sports fields
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  Quadrangle

St Francis School

St Francis School is a coeducational grades R-6 school located on Henley Beach Road. It is a private Catholic school.[25]

References

External links

• Geoscience Australia
• South Australian State Gazetteer: Placenames Online
• The Manning Index of South Australian History

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