The suburb of Cheltenham is located to the north-west of the city of Adelaide, South Australia. It’s surrounding suburbs are Woodville to the east, Albert Park and Hendon to the south, Royal Park and Queenstown to the west, and Penningtion to the north. It is part of the ward of Cheltenham under the City of Charles Sturt. The suburb was first subdivided in 1849. [1] Woodville is a suburb of Adelaide, situated about 8 kilometres northwest of the Central Business District of Adelaide. ... The City of Charles Sturt is a Local Government Area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. ...

Cheltenham is classified as a low socio-economic area, but it’s actual land-value can vary significantly from block to block. Several areas have many large, well-built houses, while other areas are dominated by smaller houses and units.

Residents

Percentages of the fifth of the population born abroad

In the 2001 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, the population of the Cheltenham census area was 3,715 people, in an area of 2.06 square kilometres. Females outnumbered males 51.3% to 48.7%. Some 21.3% of the population was born overseas (see chart for a breakdown). Female symbol Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces egg cells. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ...

The eight strongest religious affiliations in the area were (in descending order): Catholic, Anglican, Orthodox, Uniting, Lutheran, Baptist, Buddhist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian and Salvation Army. The three most common forms of dwelling were (in decreasing order): a separate house, a semi-detached house, and a flat or apartment. Cheltenham residents are less wealthy than the Adelaide average, with a high occurrence of socio-economic disability with the majority of residents having low or medium incomes. A majority of workers are employed in services, labouring and manufacturing. Logo of the UCA The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union document. ... A Baptist is a member of a Baptist church. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... The Salvation Army is a Protestant evangelical Christian denomination and, more famously, a charity and social services organization, with international headquarters at 101 Queen Victoria Street, London. ... In classical economics and all micro-economics labour is one of three factors of production, the others being land and capital. ... Services are: plural of service Tertiary sector of industry IRC services Web services the name of a first-class cricket team in India This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The average age in Cheltenham is increasing, though at a lesser rate than in Australia as a whole. Cheltenham has an extremely low percentage of 18-34 year olds, and their numbers have decreased sharply between the 1996 and 2001 censuses. Family numbers are extremely stable (2.36) with only a 0.06% drop between the 1996 and 2001 censuses. Also of note is the moderate occurrence of religious affiliation (70.5%) in Cheltenham in comparison to the Adelaide (and national) average. Christian belief (68.1%) is most prominent, with little growth in other religions. A family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family is a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups, typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by comparable legal relationships including domestic partnership, adoption, surname and in some cases ownership (as was the case in the Roman... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ...

Attractions

The suburb itself is split into two sections by a railway line which leads into the city. It is the location of Cheltenham racecourse, and the Cheltenham Cemetary.

There are several community areas including parks, playgrounds and churches which are scattered along the northern parts of the suburb, as well as an IGA supermarket and a bowls club. A large park towards the centre has two tennis courts and drinking fountains, and is a peaceful place for family activities. IGA may stand for: Koji Igarashi, a video game producer Interactive genetic algorithm International Geothermal Association Independent Glass Association International Gothic Association International Gamers Award International Goat Association Irish Games Association Irish Geological Association ImmunoGlobulin A - see IgA nephritis which is a renal disease IGA (supermarkets) Independent Grocers Association or...

One point of interest is the Alberton Oval, which is the home ground of the Port Adelaide Australian Football team. They sell tickets and football memorabilia. The Cheltenham Cemetary is also an historic area, opened in 1876. [2] Australian Football is the official name for Australian rules football, the code of football played in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...

A recent issue has been the decision to close and sell the Cheltenham Racecourse. Many residents of Cheltenham disagree with this proposal [3], but the outcome of this desision is yet to be seen.

External links

• A map and statistics of this suburb can be found at The City of Charles Sturt: Community Profile