| Cowandilla Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Cowandilla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°55′52″S 138°33′25″E / 34.931°S 138.557°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,455 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5033 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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Cowandilla is a western suburb in Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens. It is located a few kilometres west of the CBD, close to Adelaide Airport. Sir Donald Bradman Drive crosses the middle of the suburb.[2]
Australian Bureau of Statistics data from May 2021 identified Adelaide's Western Suburbs as having the lowest unemployment rate in South Australia.[3]
Cowandilla is home to the renowned Western Youth Centre (established in 1956) which provides a well maintained Oval, Tennis Courts and large clubhouse to a number of sporting teams and societies. Sports such as cricket, soccer, tennis, judo, gymnastics, marching and table tennis are all played at the venue.[4]
The Cactus and Succulent Society of South Australia (established in 1964) is based at the Western Youth Centre, where it holds all its meetings and gatherings. Sophie Thomson, a presenter on the national weekly television show Gardening Australia, is the society's patron.[5]
The intersection of Marion Road and Sir Donald Bradman Drive (Western end of Cowandilla) has been awarded 45 million dollars by the Federal and State Governments for upgrades in 2022[6][7]
Cowandilla House, which is said to be haunted by the ghost of Mr. Turners late daughter was sold in 2024 for $1.4 Million, which is a record for the small suburb [8]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cowandilla (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Placename Details: Cowandilla". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 11 March 2009. SA0016551. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Adelaide's West Leads Employment Surge". In Daily. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "The Western Youth Centre". 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "The Cactus and Succulent Society of South Australia". Cactus and Succulent Society of South Australia. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Marion Road and Sir Donald Bradman Drive upgrade" (PDF). Australian Commonwealth Government. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Marion Road, Sir Donald Bradman Drive intersection upgrade". 7 News Adelaide. Retrieved 20 June 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Haunted House". ABC Radio Adelaide. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
