Largs Bay, South Australia

Description

Largs bay is bounded to the north by Walcot and Warwick Street, to the south by Wills, Hargrave and Union Streets and in the west and east by Gulf St Vincent and the centre of the Port River respectively. It is adjacent to the suburbs of Largs North, Peterhead, Port Adelaide and Semaphore. It is essentially a residential suburb, with a minor harbourside presence on the eastern side of the suburb. It is located within the local government area of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

History

Largs Bay originally started as a private sub-division in Section 1069 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Port Adelaide. The name was "formally submitted by the City of Port Adelaide at a council meeting held on 10 May 1945" and was formally adopted in 1951 by the Nomenclature Committee. In August 2009, its eastern boundary was extended to the centre of the Port River.

Facilities

The suburb is served by a primary school, Largs Bay Primary School, and the local high school is Ocean View College Gedville Campus, in nearby Taperoo. There is a hospice on Everard Street and a museum on Fletcher Road. Largs Reserve overlooking Woolnough Road is the main outdoor recreational reserve in the suburb, being the site of a lawn bowling club. The Largs Pier Hotel on the Esplanade was used as a historical landmark in earlier times by sailors. A sailing club and a jetty are present on Largs Bay Beach.

The eastern side of the suburb, by the Port riverside is the location of three shipping berths, which are used by Caltex, BP and Mobil vessels.

Heritage listings

Largs Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Esplanade: Largs Bay Jetty
• 138-139 Esplanade: Largs Bay College
• 198 Esplanade: Largs Pier Hotel
• 11-15 Jetty Road: Largs Bay Land and Investment Company's Shops
• 212 Lady Gowrie Drive: Montrose

Transport

The 157 and 333 buses service Military Road, while the 150 services Fletcher Road. The suburb is also serviced by Largs and Largs North railway stations on the Outer Harbor railway line.

Governance

Largs Bay is located in the federal division of Hindmarsh, the state electoral district of Port Adelaide and the local government area of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

References

References

1. "Electoral district profiles – Port Adelaide (2018-2022 boundaries)". Electoral Commission SA.
2. "Profile of the electoral division of Hindmarsh (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission.
3. "Search result for "Largs Bay (suburb)" (Record no. SA0038753) with the following layers selected – "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Government of South Australia.
4. "Largs Bay Jetty". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.
5. "Dwelling – Two Storey Duplex (sometime Largs Bay College)". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.
6. "Largs Pier Hotel". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.
7. "Largs Bay Land and Investment Company's Shops". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.
8. "Dwelling ('Montrose') and Fence". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.