City of Port Adelaide Enfield

City of Port Adelaide Enfield
South Australia
Population 121,230 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 1,290/km2 (3,340/sq mi)
Established 26 March 1996
Area 94 km2 (36.3 sq mi)
Mayor Gary Johanson
Council seat Port Adelaide
Region Western Adelaide[2]
Northern Adelaide[3]
State electorate(s) Port Adelaide, Lee, Cheltenham, Croydon, Playford, Enfield, Torrens, Florey, Dunstan
Federal Division(s) Port Adelaide, Adelaide, Makin, Sturt
Website City of Port Adelaide Enfield
LGAs around City of Port Adelaide Enfield:
Salisbury Tea Tree Gully
City of Port Adelaide Enfield Campbelltown
Charles Sturt, Prospect, Walkerville Norwood Payneham & St Peters

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield, located across inner north and north-western suburbs of Adelaide, is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. It was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield.

Extending from the River Torrens to Outer Harbor, and covering an area of approximately 97 km², the Port Adelaide Enfield contains some of the South Australia's finest historical buildings and landmarks. The Port Adelaide area is known as the History Precinct, as it is home to the Maritime Museum, the National Railway Museum and the Aviation Museum.

As of 2016 the current Mayor is Gary Johanson, who was elected in 2006. There are 17 ward councillors who represent the residents and businesses of their wards at council meetings.

Council

The current council as of November 2017 is:[4]

WardParty[5]CouncillorNotes
Mayor   SA-BEST Gary Johanson
Enfield   SA-BEST Carol Martin
  Labor Michael Iammarrone
  Independent Peter McKay
Klemzig   Independent Tony Barca
  Independent Paul Russell
Northfield   Independent Mark Basham
  Independent Anne-Marie Hubycz
  Labor Matt Osborn Deputy Mayor
Outer Harbor   Independent Peter Jamieson
  Independent Vanessa McCluskey
Parks   Independent John Croci
  Labor Kim Dinh
  Independent Guy Wilcock
Port Adelaide   Independent Claire Boan
  Independent Ray Guscott
Semaphore   Independent Helen Wright
  Independent Michelle Hogan

History

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield.

The council of Port Adelaide was established on 27 December 1855 when Port Adelaide was declared a Corporate Town centred at the port of Adelaide which had been opened some years prior in 1837.[6] From 1884 to 1900 five adjacent district councils were amalgamated with the Corporate Town of Port Adelaide, dramatically increasing its size.[6] In 1901 Port Adelaide was proclaimed a city by Governor Tennyson.[6]

Centred around the township of Enfield, the District Council of Yatala south was formed in 1868 when the District Council of Yatala was divided in two. Dry Creek and the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line formed the new council's northern boundary.[7] In 1933, Yatala South was renamed to be Enfield council. In 1944 Enfield district council became a municipality and in 1953, thanks to the post-war boom in population, it was upgraded to city status.[6]

Mayors

  • Michael Charles Stock (1996–1997)[8]
  • Johanna Maria Hendrika McLuskey (1997–2003)[8]
  • Fiona Barr (2003–2006)[8]
  • Gary Robert Johanson (2006–present)

Suburbs

Mayor Gary Johanson in 2010

See also

References

Couper-Smartt, J (February 2003). Port Adelaide: Tales from a "Commodious Harbour". Friends of the South Australian Maritime Museum Inc. ISBN 0-646-42058-5.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Port Adelaide Enfield (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Western Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Northern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Elected Members". City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Elected Member Register of Interests Information 2017/2018 City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Our History: Enfield History". City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2016. Formed on 18 June 1868 when the original Yatala Council (see Yatala) was divided into DCs of Yatala North and Yatala South. On 22 June 1933 Yatala South was renamed DC of Enfield.
  8. 1 2 3 "Those Who Served:1853 – 2014" (PDF). City of Port Adelaide Enfield. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

Coordinates: 34°51′S 138°30′E / 34.850°S 138.500°E / -34.850; 138.500

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