Somerton Park, South Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Somerton ParkAdelaide, South Australia |
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Population | 5,537 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5044 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 12 km (7 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Holdfast Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Federal Division(s) | Boothby | ||||||||||||||
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Somerton Park is a seaside suburb of Adelaide in South Australia. The mainly residential suburb is home to the Somerton Park Beach, Sacred Heart College and North Brighton Cemetery.
Notable residents
- Phil Walsh (1960–2015), coach of Adelaide Football Club, who was killed by his son, who was suffering from undiagnosed schizophrenia at the time.
- The Beaumont children (b. 1956, 1958, 1961), who disappeared at the nearby Glenelg beach in 1966, lived at 109 Harding Street in Somerton Park.
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