Devon Park Adelaide, South Australia |
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Population | 752 (2006 census) 775 (2001 Census) |
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Established | 1920 | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5008 | ||||||||||||
Location | 4.6 km (3 mi) NW of Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||
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State electorate(s) | Croydon (2011) | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Adelaide (2011) | ||||||||||||
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Devon Park is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the cities of Port Adelaide Enfield and Charles Sturt.
Devon Park lies beside the Gawler Central railway line near, but not meeting, the intersection of Torrens Road and Churchill Road.
The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 752 persons in Devon Park on census night. Of these, 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.
The majority of residents (66.4%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being England (5.3%), Italy (2.9%), Greece (2.3%), India (2.1%) and Vietnam (2.0%).
The age distribution of Devon Park residents is skewed higher than the greater Australian population. 75.6% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 24.4% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.
Devon Park is split between two local government areas. The majority of the suburb is in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield but a small portion in the south lies within the City of Charles Sturt.
Within Port Adelaide Enfield, Devon Park is part of Parks Ward and is represented in that council by Claire Boan and Guy Wilcock, with previous Parks Ward Councillor Tung Ngo having been elected to the South Australian Parliament at the 2014 State Election.
The Charles Sturt portion of the suburb forms part of that council's Hindmarsh Ward, being represented in that council by Paul Alexandrides and Craig Auricht.