Flagstaff Hill is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It is named after the hill by that name in the area, where Colonel William Light erected a flagstaff during his survey, which was then used as a trig point. Flagstaff Hill is a leafy suburb established around the Sturt Gorge Recreation Park, maintaining many parks and reserves throughout the suburb.
| Flagstaff Hill Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Flagstaff Hill Roundabout | |||||||||||||||
  Flagstaff Hill | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°03′S 138°35′E / 35.050°S 138.583°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,184 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5159 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Onkaparinga | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Adelaide[2] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Adelaide[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Fisher, Davenport | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kingston | ||||||||||||||
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- There is also Flagstaff Hill (as a geographical feature), one near Burra (33°38′S 138°53′E / 33.633°S 138.883°E) and Renmark (34°26′S 140°29′E / 34.433°S 140.483°E) in South Australia[citation needed]
History
editColonel William Light's survey teams worked south from Adelaide throughout 1838 and 1839, leaving various marks across the landscape. One such mark was a trig point or flagstaff that was left at a grid reference of 783 192. By 1842, the area near this trig point was called the Flagstaff.[citation needed]
During the late nineteenth century, the Flagstaff was located in a farming and grazing region.[citation needed] In the 1960s, some of the land near the Flagstaff had been earmarked for suburban development.[citation needed]
In 1960, Hooker Rex Estates began purchasing land in the region for subdivision and over the next decade had accumulated nearly two hundred hectares. Blocks were first subdivided in the vicinity of a golf course, planners also provided an oval and recreation facilities. The first 130 blocks were released in April 1967 and sold rapidly. By 1984, all developed land had been sold.[citation needed]
From 1985, the suburb was extended when a portion of Minda Home's Craigburn Farm was subdivided by Essington Ltd. This division was spoken of as 'landmark residential development', due to the retention of large trees and waterways and subdivisions that fitted with the shape and orientation of the land.[1]
The population of Flagstaff Hill was 9,950 in the 2016 census.[4]
Amenities
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Facilities in Flagstaff Hill include:
- Flagstaff Hill R-7 School (formerly Flagstaff Hill Primary Schools)
- Craigburn Primary School]
- Flagstaff Hill Kindergarten
- Flagstaff Oval Kindergarten
- Flagstaff Hill Community Centre Archived 23 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Flagstaff Hill Scout and Guide Complex
- Sturt Gorge Recreation Park
- Flagstaff Hill Shopping Centre
Sport
editThe team sports hub of Flagstaff Hill is the Flagstaff Hill Sports and Community Centre, home of the Flagstaff Hill Football Club, Flagstaff Hill Cricket Club, Flagstaff Hill Tennis Club, Flagstaff Athletics, Happy Valley Netball Club and Southern Hills Little Athletics.
Flagstaff Hill Golf Course is a 18-hole golf course for members and the public.
Politics
editFlagstaff Hill is covered by one Federal Electoral Division, the federal Division of Kingston whose representative is Amanda Rishworth (Australian Labor Party)
Flagstaff Hill is covered by the state electoral district of Davenport, whose current member is Erin Thompson (Australian Labor Party).[5]
Flagstaff Hill is part of the Thalassa Ward of the City of Onkaparinga, represented by Councillors Marion Themeliotis and Geoff Eaton.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Flagstaff Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected – "Counties" and "Local Government Areas"". Property Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Flagstaff Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/davenport-final-distribution-pdf [bare URL PDF]
