Walkerville, South Australia
- Walkerville, South Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Walkerville
city = Adelaide
state = S.A
caption =
lga = Town of Walkerville
postcode = 5081
est = 1838
pop = 2,313 (2001 Census) [(2001) Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing. Note that the figure excludes overseas visitors]
area = 1.34
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fedgov = Adelaide
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Walkerville (coord|34|53|S|138|37|E|) is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies just north east of the city centre.
Walkerville was named after Captain John Walker R.N. who took up land in the district in 1838, two years after the first colonists arrived in South Australia.
Governance
The Town of Walkerville is Walkerville's local government area, named after Walkerville itself. Being an inner north eastern suburb, Walkerville lies in the state electoral district of Adelaide as well as the federal electoral division of Adelaide.
The current mayor of Walkerville is David Whiting.
The council wards of Walkerville are : Medindie / Gilberton (3 councillors), Walkerville (2 councillors), Vale Park (3 councillors)
References
ee also
*List of Adelaide suburbs
*Town of Walkerville
External links
* [http://www.walkerville.sa.gov.au/ Walkerville Council website]
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