Rose Park, South Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Rose Park
city = Adelaide
state = sa


caption =
lga = City of Burnside
postcode = 5067
pop = 1,293 (2006 Census)
1,164 (2001 Census) [Census 2001 AUS|id =SSC42401|name=Rose Park (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-07-18| quick=on]
area =
propval = [http://www.domain.com.au/Public/SuburbReport.aspx?searchTerm=5067 $1,000,000] (2007/8)
stategov = Bragg
fedgov = Adelaide
near-w = "Parklands"
near-nw = Kent Town
near-n = Norwood
near-ne = Norwood
near-e = Toorak Gardens
near-se = Toorak Gardens & Dulwich
near-s = Dulwich
near-sw = "Parklands"
dist1 =
location1=

Rose Park is a suburb with a population of 1,293 in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It is located one kilometre east of Adelaide's central business district (CBD). Rose Park is a leafy, tree-lined and wealthy inner suburb containing a number of historical and contemporary attractions. Much of the area's 19th Century housing stock has been recognised with heritage protection.

Part of the Burnside Council, it is bounded to the north by Kensington Road, to the east by Prescott Terrace, to the south by Dulwich Avenue and to the west by Fullarton Road. The area is mainly residential in nature, with commercial buildings along Fullarton Road, Kensington Road, and Dulwich Avenue. This places it on the very edge of the Adelaide Park Lands, bordering Victoria Park.

History

Laid out in 1878 on part section 262, Hundred of Adelaide by the South Australia Company. Named after Sir John Rose, chairman of the company for fourteen years in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

Attractions

* Rose Park Primary School

Residents

According to the 2001 Census the population of the Rose Park census area (which included adjoining Dulwich) was 2,663 people, with a very slight decrease in population between the 1996 and 2001 censuses. 52.4% of the population was female, 79.4% were Australian born and 92.5% of residents were Australian citizens. [http://www.id.com.au/burnside/commprofile/default.asp?id=139&gid=120&pg=1 Community Profile for Dulwich/Rose Park] City of Burnside ]

In the 2006 Census, the population of the Rose Park (without Dulwich) was 1,293 people. Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC42426|name=Rose Park (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-06-07]

Transport

Like most areas across Australia in 2001, private motor vehicles were the main form of transport used by Rose Park residents, with only about 7% using public transport. [http://www.id.com.au/burnside/commprofile/default.asp?id=139&gid=120&pg=17 How do we get to work?] City of Burnside Community Profile for Dulwich/Rose Park]

Politics

Rose Park is part of the state electoral district of Bragg, which has been held since 2002 by Liberal MP Vickie Chapman. In federal politics, the suburb is part of the division of Adelaide, and has been represented by Labor MP Kate Ellis since 2004.

References and notes

External links

* [http://www.roseparkps.sa.edu.au/ Rose Park Primary School]
*Mapit-AUS-suburbscale|long=138.37|lat=-34.56