City of Port Adelaide Enfield

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE),^[4] located across inner north and north-western suburbs of Adelaide, is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. It was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield.

City of Port Adelaide Enfield South Australia
Location of Port Adelaide Enfield within the Adelaide metropolitan area
Population	132,400 (LGA 2021)[1]
• Density	1,576,2/km2 (40,820/sq mi)
Established	26 March 1996
Area	94 km2 (36.3 sq mi)
Mayor	Claire Boan
Council seat	Port Adelaide
Region	Western Adelaide[2] Northern Adelaide[3]
State electorate(s)	Port Adelaide, Lee, Cheltenham, Croydon, Playford, Enfield, Torrens, Florey, Dunstan
Federal division(s)	Port Adelaide, Adelaide, Makin, Sturt
Website	City of Port Adelaide Enfield
LGAs around City of Port Adelaide Enfield: Salisbury Tea Tree Gully City of Port Adelaide Enfield Campbelltown Charles Sturt, Prospect, Walkerville Norwood Payneham & St Peters

Extending from the River Torrens to Outer Harbor, and covering an area of approximately 97 km², Port Adelaide Enfield contains some of South Australia's finest historical buildings and landmarks. The Port Adelaide area is known as the History Precinct, as it is home to the Maritime Museum, the National Railway Museum and the Aviation Museum.

As of March 2024^[update], the current mayor is Claire Boan,^[4] who was elected in 2018.^[5] There are 17 ward councillors who represent the residents and businesses of their wards at council meetings.

Council

The current council as of December 2022^[update] is:^[6]

Ward	Party		Councilor	First Elected	Notes
Mayor		Independent	Claire Boan	2010
Enfield		Labor	Olivia Colombo	2020
		Independent	Carol Martin	1997
		Independent	Barbara Clayton	2018
Klemzig		Labor	Hannah Evans	2018	Transferred from Northfield in 2022
		Independent	Paul Russell	2014	Deputy Mayor (2020–present)
Northfield		Labor	Matt Osborn	2014	Deputy Mayor (2017–2018)
		Independent	Mark Basham	1991
		Greens	Lazaras Panayiotou	2022
Outer Harbor		Independent	Adrian Wotton	2021
		Independent	Vanessa Tulloch	2014	Deputy Mayor (2016–2017)
Parks		Labor	Kim Dinh	2014
		Independent	Kat Mitchell	2018
		Labor	Wasim Saeed	2022
Port Adelaide		Labor	Steve Vines	2018
		Independent	Joost den Hartog	2018
Semaphore		Independent	Peter McGregor	2022
		Labor	David Wilkins	2018	Deputy Mayor (2019–20)

History

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield.

Main article: City of Port Adelaide

The council of Port Adelaide was established on 27 December 1855 when Port Adelaide was declared a Corporate Town centred at the port of Adelaide, which had been opened some years prior in 1837.^[7] From 1884 to 1900 five adjacent district councils were amalgamated with the Corporate Town of Port Adelaide, dramatically increasing its size.^[7] In 1901 Port Adelaide was proclaimed a city by Governor Tennyson.^[7]

Main article: City of Enfield

Centred around the township of Enfield, the District Council of Yatala south was formed in 1868 when the District Council of Yatala was divided in two. Dry Creek and the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line formed the new council's northern boundary.^[8] In 1933, Yatala South was renamed to be Enfield Council. In 1944 Enfield District Council became a municipality and in 1953, thanks to the post-war boom in population, it was upgraded to city status.^[7]

Mayors

• Johannes Gerardus (Hans) Pieters (1996) ^[9]
• Michael (Mike) Charles Stock (1996–1997) ^[9]
• Johanna Maria Hendrika McLuskey (1997–2003)^[9]
• Fiona Barr (2003–2006)^[9]
• Gary Robert Johanson (2006–2018)^[9]
• Claire Boan (2018–present)

Suburbs

• Alberton – 5014
• Angle Park – 5010
• Birkenhead – 5015
• Blair Athol – 5084
• Broadview – 5083 (part)
• Clearview – 5085
• Croydon Park – 5008
• Dernancourt – 5075 (part)
• Devon Park – 5008 (part)
• Dry Creek – 5094 (part)
• Dudley Park – 5008
• Enfield – 5085
• Ethelton – 5015
• Exeter – 5019
• Ferryden Park – 5010
• Gepps Cross – 5094
• Gilles Plains – 5086 (part)
• Gillman – 5013
• Glanville – 5015
• Greenacres – 5086
• Hampstead Gardens – 5086
• Hillcrest – 5086
• Holden Hill – 5088 (part)
• Kilburn – 5084
• Klemzig – 5087
• Largs Bay – 5016
• Largs North – 5016
• Lightsview – 5085
• Manningham – 5086
• Mansfield Park – 5012
• New Port – 5015
• North Haven – 5018
• Northfield – 5085
• Northgate – 5085
• Oakden – 5086
• Osborne – 5017
• Ottoway – 5013
• Outer Harbor – 5018
• Peterhead – 5016
• Port Adelaide – 5015
• Prospect - 5082 (part)
• Queenstown – 5014
• Regency Park – 5010
• Rosewater – 5013
• Sefton Park – 5083 (part)
• Semaphore – 5019
• Semaphore South – 5019
• Taperoo – 5017
• Valley View – 5093 (part)
• Walkley Heights – 5098 (part)
• Windsor Gardens – 5087
• Wingfield – 5013
• Woodville Gardens – 5012

See also

• Local Government Areas of South Australia
• City of Port Adelaide
  • James Millner (doctor), early alderman of Port Adelaide Council
• City of Enfield
• List of Adelaide parks and gardens

References

Couper-Smartt, J (February 2003). Port Adelaide: Tales from a "Commodious Harbour". Friends of the South Australian Maritime Museum Inc. ISBN 0-646-42058-5.

Footnotes

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Adelaide Enfield (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Western Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
3. "Northern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
4. City of Port Adelaide Enfield, PAE Today, Issue 19, Autumn 2024
5. 2018 Council Election Results > Port Adelaide Enfield - Mayor Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
6. "2022 Council Elections". ECSA. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
7. "Our History: Enfield History". City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
8. Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2016. Formed on 18 June 1868 when the original Yatala Council (see Yatala) was divided into DCs of Yatala North and Yatala South. On 22 June 1933 Yatala South was renamed DC of Enfield.
9. "Those Who Served:1853 – 2014" (PDF). City of Port Adelaide Enfield. pp. 27–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

External links

• Official website
• City of Port Adelaide Enfield community profile (I.D. Consulting Pty Ltd)
• Development Plan for Port Enfield area, September 2005 (Government of South Australia)

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