Glengowrie, South Australia

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Glengowrie (pronounced [ˌglen'gæɔɹi]) is a suburb of the Australian city of Adelaide ( 34°59′S, 138°31′E), approximately 12 kilometres south west of the City of Adelaide. The name Glengowrie means "Glen of Gowrie", so called in honour of Lord Gowrie (formally, Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven), Governor-General of Australia from 1936-1944.

Hazelmere Reserve ("Dog Park") on the south-eastern boundary of Glengowrie

1 Location
2 Population and Demographics
3 Governance
4 Amenities
5 Former Amenities
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Location

Located in the City of Marion, Glengowrie is bounded by the Glenelg tramline to the north, Morphett Road to the east, Oaklands road to the south and parts of Diagonal Road to the west. The western tip of Glengowrie is approximately 2 kilometres from the beaches of Glenelg, one of Adelaide's best known beachside precincts.

Its postcode is 5044.

The suburb occupies an area of 1.9 sq.km.

[edit] Population and Demographics

The Population in 2001 was approximately 4500, of which slightly more than half (54%) are female. Around 80% of the population were born in Australia, and 92% are Australian Citizens.

97% of the community live in private dwellings.

Source: Percentages calculated from figures published in the Australian Census 2001.

[edit] Governance

Glengowrie falls under the local-level governance of the City of Marion. It lies in the state electoral district of Morphett and the federal electoral division of Hindmarsh.

[edit] Amenities

The Hazelmere Reserve is a public park on the southern edge of Glengowrie. It features the popular fenced off area known as "Dog Park" which is typically filled with dogs and their owners late in the afternoon and on weekends. The reserve is located on the site of the oval of the former Glengowrie High School. Paragraph 47
The Glengowrie Tram Depot houses the trams (launched in 1927) which service Adelaide's only remaining tramline from Adelaide to Glenelg.
The Sturt River Linear Park which follows the Sturt River through the south-western metropolitan area from Marion to Glenelg runs through the north-eastern tip of Glengowrie.

[edit] Former Amenities

Glengowrie High School first opened in 1969 [1] and was demolished in the early 1990's [2] the site being used for the construction of Glengowrie Retirement Estate.