Hackham West, South Australia
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Hackham West Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Population | 3,763 (2006 census) 3,871 (2001 Census) |
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| Postcode(s) | 5163 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 25 km (16 mi) S of Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Onkaparinga | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Adelaide | ||||||||||||
| County | Adelaide | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mawson (2011) | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kingston (2011) | ||||||||||||
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Hackham West is an outer southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Onkaparinga.
The suburb has existed for about thirty years. Prior to this, the area was rural with vineyards and farms.
On 4 January 1983 10-year-old Louise Bell, disappeared from her bedroom in Hackham West. On 11 November 2016, 68-year-old Dieter Pfennig was found guilty of murdering her. He was already serving a life sentence for murdering a boy in 1989 and the abduction and rape of another boy. Bells' body has not been located
Hackham West lies between the Southern Expressway and Main South Road to the west and east, respectively. To the north, the suburb is bounded by Beach Road and Honeypot Road forms its southern boundary.
The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 3,763 persons in Hackham West on census night. Of these, 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female.
The majority of residents (74.3%) are of Australian birth, with another common census response being England (9.2%).
The age distribution of Hackham West residents is similar to that of the greater Australian population. 63.3% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 36.7% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.
Hackham West is part of Mid South Coast Ward in the City of Onkaparinga local government area, being represented in that council by William Jamieson, Chris Knight and Kym Richardson.
Hackham West lies in the state electoral district of Mawson and the federal electoral division of Kingston. The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by Leon Bignell and federally by Amanda Rishworth.
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