District Council of Walkerville

Town of Walkerville
South Australia

Population

7,550 (2016 census)

• Density

2,115/km² (5,477/sq mi)

Established

1944

Area

3.57 km² (1.4 sq mi)

Mayor

Raymond Grigg

Council seat

Adelaide, Torrens

Adelaide, Sturt

Website

Town of Walkerville

LGAs around Town of Walkerville:
City of Prospect	City of Port Adelaide Enfield	City of Port Adelaide Enfield
City of Prospect	Town of Walkerville	City of Norwood Payneham St Peters
City of Adelaide	City of Adelaide	City of Norwood Payneham St Peters

The Corporation of the Town of Walkerville (or Town of Walkerville) is a small local government area in the central suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

The residents of the Town of Walkerville are represented by a mayor and eight councillors.

The District Council of Walkerville was first proclaimed on 5 July 1855, severing the area from the District Council of Yatala after a petition by local residents proclaimed a desire to break away from the larger District Council of Yatala (proclaimed in 1853). Initially, only the suburbs of Walkerville and Gilberton seceded from Yatala but within a few months, Medindie and North Walkerville (now part of Walkerville proper, east of Fuller Street) were annexed by Walkerville. The district boundaries remained unchanged until 1970 when Vale Park was annexed from the City of Enfield.

Early council meetings were held in a room at the local pub, the Sussex Arms. In 1893 the council seat moved across Stephen Terrace to the present location by the Walkerville Town Hall on Walkerville Terrace, Gilberton.

It was granted corporate town status on 1 October 1944, becoming the Town of Walkerville.

Coordinates: 34°54′00″S 138°37′00″E / 34.9°S 138.616667°E / -34.9; 138.616667

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