Davoren Park is a suburb at the northern extent of the Adelaide metropolitan area, South Australia in the City of Playford. The suburb was formed as part of a merger between Elizabeth Field and the northern part of Elizabeth West[2] on 11 November 1993.[3] It is named after the Davoren family, who were early pioneers of the area.[2]
| Davoren Park Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Davoren Park | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°41′29″S 138°40′5″E / 34.69139°S 138.66806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,392 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5113 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Playford | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Taylor | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Spence | ||||||||||||||
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The Playford North Urban Renewal project to expand and upgrade the area commenced in 2007 and is expected to take 10–15 years.[4] The project focuses on the Peachey Belt (an unofficial designation roughly comprising Davoren Park, Smithfield and Smithfield Plains), which has been identified as a disadvantaged area.[5]
In popular culture
edit- Davoren Park is featured prominently in the second season of the Australian political thriller Secret City. [citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Davoren Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Davoren Park". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 11 March 2009. SA0018142. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Suburb and Locality Map Index" (PDF). Land Services SA. 2 August 2012. p. 25. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Playford North Urban Renewal Project: Questions and Answers" (PDF). Playford.sa.gov.au. City of Playford. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Playford Alive". Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
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