Welland, South Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids WellandAdelaide, South Australia |
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Houses on Welland Avenue
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| Population | 866 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5007 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 5 km (3 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Charles Sturt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Croydon West Torrens |
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| Federal Division(s) | Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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Welland is an inner suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt local government area. It is around 5 km west northwest of the city centre. It was named for Welland, Worcestershire in 1907.
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History
Welland Post Office opened on 3 October 1921. For much of the twentieth century, Welland and surrounding suburbs were known for the brickmaking industry located near the Torrens River, memorialised today by the a large remnant kiln chimney at the Brickworks Marketplace (formerly Brickworks markets) in the extreme north east of Torrensville. In 1923 severe flooding of the Welland brick fields by the Torrens River forced some of the industry to move further west and downstream into Beverley and Allenby Gardens.
Demographics
The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 866 persons in Welland on census night. Of these, 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female.
The majority of residents (66.0%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Greece (6.1%), Italy (4.9%), India (2.3%), England (2.1%), and Vietnam (1.3%). Additionally, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent made up 2.2% of the suburb.
The age distribution of Welland residents is similar to that of the greater Australian population. 71.5% of residents were over 24 years in 2016, compared to the Australian average of 68.5%; and 28.7% were younger than 24 years, compared to the Australian average of 31.5%.
In terms of religious affiliation, 27.3% of residents attributed themselves to being Catholic, 25.5% attributed themselves to being irreligious, 20.1% attributed themselves to be Eastern Orthodox, and 3.3% attributed themselves to being Anglican. Within Welland, 96.4% of the residents were employed, with the remaining 3.6% being unemployed.
Education
Welland itself contains no schools or education facilities, however there is Allenby Gardens Primary School is located on Barham Street.
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Welland Plaza Outside
