Brompton, South Australia
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Brompton Adelaide, South Australia |
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 Brompton
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| Coordinates | 34°53′49.2″S 138°34′37.2″E / 34.897000°S 138.577000°ECoordinates: 34°53′49.2″S 138°34′37.2″E / 34.897000°S 138.577000°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 2,930 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1849 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5007 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 3.8 km (2 mi) NW of Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Charles Sturt | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Croydon (2011) | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Adelaide (2011) | ||||||||||||
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Brompton is an inner-northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Charles Sturt.
Brompton was established in June 1849 and quickly grew. By October of that year, two thirds of the formerly "bare common ground [was] covered with substantial and genteel cottages, thriving shops and wells of excellent water."
Ovingham Post Office opened on 1 November 1879, was renamed Bowden in 1970 and Brompton in 1991.
The suburb lies between Torrens Road and the Grange/Outer Harbor railway line.
The 2006 census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 2,487 persons in Brompton on census night. Of these, 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female.
The majority of residents (62.2%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Greece (6.0%), England (5.2%) and Vietnam (2.9%).
The age distribution of Brompton residents is skewed towards an older population compared to the greater Australian population. 76.3% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 23.7% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.
Brompton is part of Hindmarsh Ward in the City of Charles Sturt local government area, being represented in that council by Paul Alexandrides and Craig Auricht.
Brompton lies in the state electoral district of Croydon and the federal electoral division of Adelaide. The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by Michael Atkinson and federally by Kate Ellis.
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