| Blackwood Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Population: | 3,800 (2006 Census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 5051 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Mitcham | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Davenport | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Boothby | ||||||||||||
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Blackwood is a south eastern suburb located in the foothills of Adelaide, South Australia.
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History
The first use of the name "Blackwood" appears to have been before 1880, in relation to the "Blackwood Inn", a small hotel located where the Belair Hotel now stands, and was probably derived from the Australian Blackwood tree which grows in the area.[1]
Land was first subdivided for housing in 1879, a Methodist church was built in 1881 and the Blackwood Railway Station opened in 1883.[2]
Places of interest
Wittunga Botanic Garden, originally a private property with English gardens established in 1901, is located in Blackwood, and features displays of Australian and South African plants.
Blackwood High School and Blackwood Primary School are located nearby in Eden Hills.
Uniting (former Methodist), Anglican, Church of Christ, Baptist, Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches are located in Blackwood, as well as Pentecostal churches including the Hills Christian Family Centre and Frontier Christian centre.
Transport
Blackwood Railway Station is a transport hub with buses to Adelaide and the outer Southern suburbs, trains to Adelaide and Belair. There is also a daily commuter bus to and from the Eastern Fleurieu Peninsula passing through Blackwood.
Residents
The suburbs of Blackwood, Glenalta and Craigburn Farm had a combined population of 6,379 in 2,596 households in 2001.[3]
Norman Tindale, an anthropologist, archaeologist and entomologist, lived in his Blackwood residence "Kurlge" from 1955 to 1969.
The hip hop group the Hilltop Hoods and country singer Beccy Cole (whose song Blackwood Hill references the suburb) [4] are from the area. Award-winning screen composer and film-maker Milton Trott grew up in Blackwood.
Politics
Blackwood is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by Liberal MP Iain Evans and in the Australian House of Representatives by Liberal MP Andrew Southcott. Despite being located in the Liberal held Division of Boothby, Blackwood marginally voted in favour of Labor candidate Nicole Cornes in the 2007 Australian Federal Election. Blackwood also has a relatively high vote for the Greens when compared to the rest of its electorate and state[5].
Notes
- ^ "The Manning Index of South Australian History - Blackwood". State Library, South Australia. http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/b/b17.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "History of Blackwood". Blackwood Business Network. http://www.blackwoodbiz.com.au/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=17. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ "Community Profile". City of Mitcham. http://www.id.com.au/mitcham/commprofile/default.asp?id=104&gid=190&pg=1. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ "Beccy Cole". Postcards SA. http://www.postcards.sa.com.au/features/beccy_cole_dvd.html. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/Website/HousePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-13745-6862.htm
External links
- City of Mitcham
- Blackwood High School
- All Hallows' Anglican Church
- Blackwood Hills Baptist
- Blackwood, South Australia is at coordinates 35°01′00″S 138°36′00″E / 35.016667°S 138.6°ECoordinates: 35°01′00″S 138°36′00″E / 35.016667°S 138.6°E
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