Glenalta is a suburb located in the south eastern Foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges of Adelaide, South Australia. It is adjacent to Belair National Park.
| Glenalta Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Glenalta | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′36″S 138°37′23″E / 35.010°S 138.623°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,039 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5052 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Mitcham | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Waite | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Boothby | ||||||||||||||
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In 2009, demographer Bernard Salt of the Sunday Mail judged Glenalta to be Adelaide's most liveable suburb, citing its "affordability, access and ambience".[2]
History
editThe first European settlers in the area of Glenalta arrived in the 1840s, with the area named "Blackwood Vale Farm".[3] The name Glenalta is derived from "glen" (valley) and "alta" (high), hence meaning 'a valley near a hill'.[4] In 1869, the Blackwood Inn (renamed the Belair Hotel in 1880) was opened by Robert Burfield, one of the earlier settlers in the area and a trustee of the Inebriates Retreat in nearby Belair.[3][5] The suburb was initially divided in 62 allotments in 1926, then subdivided further in the 1950s and 1960s.[3]
Transport
editThe suburb is served by Glenalta railway station on the Belair line. Bus routes 195, 195F, 196 and 196F operate to and from the city from nearby Blackwood Interchange, and routes 893 and 894 operate to and from Aldgate from Blackwood Interchange.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenalta (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Pepper, Chris. "Glenalta the best address in town". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Mitcham Local History Service and Heritage Research Centre. "Glenalta Chronology" (PDF). City of Mitcham. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Manning, Geofffrey (2010). The place names of our land: a South Australian anthology. Modbury, S. Aust.: Gould Genealogy & History. ISBN 9780947284787.
- ^ "Robert Burfield". geni. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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