Christie Downs, South Australia
Christie Downs is a suburb in southern Metropolitan Adelaide within the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It has a unique postcode of 5164, and is adjacent to the suburbs of Christies Beach to the west, Noarlunga Centre to the south, Morphett Vale to the east and Lonsdale to the north.
| Christie Downs Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 5,289 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5164 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Onkaparinga | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Adelaide[2] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Adelaide[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Reynell[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[5] | ||||||||||||||
The area was named after Lambert Christie, who was one of the original European settlers in the area. The area continued to be mainly farming land until the late 1950s when large portions were purchased by the South Australian Housing Trust. Since then the suburb has steadily grown to have almost 2500 households.
The suburb is served by Christie Downs railway station on the Seaford railway line.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Christie Downs (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected - "Counties" and "Local Government Areas"". Property Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- "District of Reynell Background Profile". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- "Search result for "Christie Downs (Suburb)" (Record no. SA0013915) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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