District Council of Portland Estate

District Council of Portland Estate
South Australia
District Council of Portland Estate is located in South Australia
District Council of Portland Estate
District Council of Portland Estate
Coordinates34°51′05″S 138°30′28″E / 34.8514°S 138.5077°E / -34.8514; 138.5077
Established1859
Abolished1884
LGAs around District Council of Portland Estate:
Glanville Port Adelaide Port Adelaide
Glanville District Council of Portland Estate Yatala
Yatala South
Rosewater
Hindmarsh
Woodville
Hindmarsh
Woodville
Queenstown and Alberton

The District Council of Portland Estate was a local government area of South Australia established in 1859 and abolished in 1884. It was seated at the Portland Estate subdivision, immediately south of the modern township of Port Adelaide.[1]

  1. ^ "Search result for 'Portland Estate, SUBD'". Property Location Browser. SA0040777. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2017. Current Name: Port Adelaide (portion); Alternative Name: Port Land Estate; Other Details: Private subdivision of sections 1129/30, by Levi and Watts in the 1850s. Portland name as suburb formally submitted by City of Port Adelaide at council meeting held on 10 May 1945 but included into Port Adelaide following recommendation by Nomenclature Committee to avoid confusion with locality in Victoria.