Kurralta Park, South Australia

Kurralta Park is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens. Landmarks include Kurralta Central shopping centre, Brown Hill Creek and the Westside Bikeway on a former railway line.^[2]

Kurralta Park Adelaide, South Australia
Tennyson Centre in Kurralta Park
Population	3,139 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5037
LGA(s)	City of West Torrens
State electorate(s)	Badcoe
Federal division(s)	Adelaide

History

Dr William Wyatt purchased an 80-acre section of land, south-west of Adelaide, which would become Kurralta Park, in 1837.^[3] Dr Wyatt (an early Protector of Aborigines) made his home, "Kurralta", in Burnside. "Kurralta" is said to mean "set on a hill" in a local language.^[4]

Geography

The area is bound by Anzac Highway to the south, South Road to the east, and Barwell Avenue to the north. Brownhill Creek divides the suburb. It is about 4 km from the CBD of Adelaide.