| Morphettville Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°59′20″S 138°32′20″E / 34.98889°S 138.53889°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,686 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5043 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Marion | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Morphett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Boothby | ||||||||||||||
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Morphettville is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Marion.
The northern part of the suburb is bounded by the Glenelg tram line, and fully occupied by the Morphettville Racecourse ( horseracing track). The tram barn storage and maintenance facility is across Morphett Road from the racecourse, in the neighbouring suburb of Glengowrie opening in October 1986. [2] The southern part of the suburb is predominantly residential, with the Sturt River flowing through from south to northwest. [3]
Both the suburb and the racecourse were named after Sir John Morphett MLC, a prominent early settler.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Morphettville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ New Tram Depot Australian Transport February 1987 page 21
- ^ "Placename details: Morphettville". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0046487. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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