City of Prospect

City of Prospect
South Australia

Population

21,416 (2015 est)

• Density

2,742.1/km² (7,102/sq mi)

Established

1872

Area

7.81 km² (3.0 sq mi)

Mayor

David O'Loughlin

Council seat

Prospect

Region

Metropolitan Adelaide

Adelaide, Enfield

Website

LGAs around City of Prospect:
City of Port Adelaide Enfield	City of Port Adelaide Enfield	City of Port Adelaide Enfield
City of Charles Sturt	City of Prospect	Town of Walkerville
City of West Torrens	City of Adelaide	Town of Walkerville

The City of Prospect is an inner urban local government area (LGA) in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1872, it is one of the oldest LGAs in South Australia. As of 2009^[update] the population is estimated at 21,000.

Prospect's population is growing and reflective of a broader demographic. Prospect has a relatively young resident population (average age 36yo), many of whom are ‘knowledge workers’, with high education, skills, intellectual capacity and disposable incomes.

The community has embraced the significant change effected in recent years. The City of Prospect has had a clear intent over recent years to encourage new, mixed use, larger scale, high quality sustainable development along the arterial roads. This intent has been reflected in council's integrated strategic planning, master plans, public realm and infrastructure upgrades and changes to council's Development Plan. This has created many commercial and business opportunities along the main roads, more housing options to accommodate a growing and diverse residential population and greater capacity for jobs and positive impact on the local economy.

The current council as of June 2016^[update] is:

Prior to European settlement in 1838, the Prospect area was a tiny part of the traditional lands of the Kaurna people, who lived in small bands across the Adelaide Plains.

To the new settlers, the locality presented a "beautiful prospect", being described as "well timbered, with waving gum and shady trees". Thus Prospect Village was named by Colonel William Light shortly after the colonisation of South Australia in 1838. George Fife Angas was given the right to make first choice of "country lands". The area, under Light's plan for the city and adjoining rural areas, was laid out as hundreds. These, in turn, were divided into sections, usually of 80 acres (32 ha). At a meeting in March 1838, Angas made his choice, selecting section 474, now Collinswood, and Rosebery. Later in 1838 further selections were made and six sections were purchased by the Mechanics Land Company. The company divided the 80-acre sections into 8-acre (3.2 ha) blocks, and sold them for £10 a block.

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