Renown Park, South Australia

Geography

The suburb lies between Torrens Road and the Gawler railway line, which form its southwestern and eastern boundaries, respectively, with South Road intersecting the suburb in the east.

History

The suburb was established in 1920. It emerged from the sale of land belonging to a John McQuillan upon his death. The land was described in an advertisement as "that fine level area just beyond the Ovingham railway-station". The suburb was named in 1920 shortly after HMS Renown brought the Prince of Wales to Australia.

Renown Park west of South Road was serviced by the City–Cheltenham tram line along Torrens Road, but this line was removed in 1958.

Demographics

The 2021 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 1,663 persons in Renown Park on census night. Of these, 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. The median age of Renown's park residents was 37, 4 years younger than the state median of 41.

The majority of residents (55.9%) were of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Vietnam (8.4%), India (5.8%), China (3.2%), Greece (1.9%), and England (1.4%). Additionally, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent made up 2.2% of the suburb.

In terms of religious affiliation, 38.2% of residents attributed themselves to being irreligious, 18.6% attributed themselves to being Catholic, 7.5% attributed themselves to be Eastern Orthodox, and 5.5% attributed themselves to being Buddhist. Within Renown Park, 92.7% of the residents were employed, with the remaining 7.3% being unemployed.

Community

The local newspaper is the Weekly Times Messenger. Other regional and national newspapers such as The Advertiser and The Australian are also available.

Schools

Brompton Primary School is located on Napier Street.

Facilities and attractions

Parks

Sam Johnson Sportsground is located between Bolingbroke Avenue and Cavan Avenue, as well as Angus Reserve just off of Angus Court.

Transportation

Roads

Renown Park is serviced by South Road, linking the suburb to the far north and south of Adelaide, and Torrens Road, which connects Renown Park with Adelaide city centre.

Public transport

Renown Park is serviced by public transport run by the Adelaide Metro.

Trains

The Gawler railway line passes beside the suburb. The closest station is Ovingham, on Renown Park's southeastern boundary.

Buses

The suburb is serviced by bus routes run by the Adelaide Metro.

References

References

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