Kilkenny, South Australia
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Kilkenny Adelaide, South Australia |
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Looking south on David Terrace. Kilkenny is on the left.
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| Population | 1,551 (2006 census) 1,392 (2001 Census) |
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| Established | 1849 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5009 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 7.5 km (5 mi) NW of Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Charles Sturt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Croydon (2012) & Enfield (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Port Adelaide (2012) | ||||||||||||||
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Kilkenny is an inner north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
The area incorporating the current suburb of Kilkenny was subdivided in 1849 as the Township of Kilkenny.
Kilkenny straddles Torrens Road where it joins with Regency Road. Kilkenny Road and David Terrace forms its western boundary.
The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 1,551 persons in Kilkenny on census night. Of these, 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female.
The majority of residents (56.9%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Italy (5.0%), Vietnam (4.6%), England (3.4%) and Greece (2.4%).
The age distribution of Kilkenny residents is similar to that of the greater Australian population. 71.4% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 28.6% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.
Kilkenny is part of Hindmarsh Ward in the City of Charles Sturt local government area, with representative councillors Paul Alexandrides and Alice Campbell.
Kilkenny lies in the state electoral districts of Croydon and Enfield and the federal electoral division of Port Adelaide. The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by Michael Atkinson (Croydon) and John Rau (Enfield) and federally by Mark Butler.
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